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Seabrook Island, South Carolina
 BARELY FOUR MILES LONG AND less than a half mile wide, Seabrook Island is among the most exclusive resort and retirement destinations in the Carolinas.
Originally inhabited by Native Americans, the island, located 23 miles south of downtown Charleston, was claimed by Lt. Col. Robert Sanford in 1666 for England’s King Charles. It was known then as Jones Island, and rice and indigo were its first cash crops. Cotton was king after Ebenezer Simmons bought the island in 1753 and named it after himself. William Seabrook purchased the land in 1816 and gave it its current name.
Today, Seabrook Island is known for its beautiful beaches, tidal marshes, creeks and wooded trails and for its efforts to make sure these natural resources are maintained for generations to come. Seabrook is home to two magnificent golf courses, Crooked Oaks and Ocean Winds, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Willard Byrd, respectively. In addition to world-class golf, residents and visitors can enjoy the experience of playing courses that are fully-certified Audubon Sanctuaries, home to more than 80 species of rare birds, including bald eagles.
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Seabrook also is home to a wide array of mammals, including raccoons, grey squirrels, marsh rabbits, red fox, otters and white-tailed deer, and more than 30 species of reptiles, such as alligators, tree frogs, chameleons and turtles. They thrive in the fertile creeks and marshes and in forests dominated by oaks, palms, pines, hickories, magnolias and sweet gums.
Seabrook has no chain restaurants or gaudy shops, and the businesses that operate on the island do so in subdued buildings with little signage. Strict building codes ban hotels and high-rise condominiums.
Golf is not the only game on the island. With 15 composition clay courts, Seabrook is a top-rated tennis resort, and Bohicket Marina can accommodate yachts of up to 110 feet. Seabrook also features an equestrian center, a fully-equipped fitness center, swimming pools and a game room, and bicycles, boogie boards, crabbing equipment and fishing rods are available to rent.
Seabrook Island offers three-and-a-half miles of magnificent shoreline. Pelican Beach, on the south end of the island, is adjacent to the beach club facilities and serves as a backdrop for outdoor events, weddings, sunbathing and spectacular sunsets. North Beach, one of the widest beaches in the Carolinas, is for residents and visitors who treasure their privacy.
Seabrook Island, SC
Barely four miles long and less than half a mile wide, Seabrook Island has
become some of the most desirable resort and retirement real estate property
in the Lowcountry. 
The sandy spit of land was originally occupied by the indigenous people of
the area and served as a thriving fishing village until English settlers deemed
the land fit for planting. The island, south of Charleston Harbor, was named
Jones Island, and remained farmland, producing vast amounts of rice and indigo
long after the English had been run out.
Later, the island was renamed for William Seabrook who bought the island following
the civil war. It remained relatively untouched until the mid 1980s when it
was developed into one of the nation’s premier private island resort communities.
With a median age of 61.7, life on the Seabrook Island revolves around an
older population. There are no chain restaurants or gaudy shops. Those businesses
that are permitted to run there conduct business in subdued buildings with little
signage to detract from the beauty of the island. The strict building codes
on the island do not permit the building of hotels “The strict building codes
on the island do not permit the building of hotels or high-rise condominiums."
or high-rise condominiums. Instead, island planners have erected 200 luxury
villas available for rent. The Strict building codes on the island do not permit the building of hotels or high-rise condominiums.
The island does manage to pack an abundance of activities within its diminutive
borders, including a private country club with 15 tennis courts and facilities
for horseback riding, fishing, sailing and other water sports. There are several
freshwater swimming pools dispersed throughout the island, along with two nationally
acclaimed golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones and William Byrd respectively.
And then there is the centerpiece of the island, nearly three miles of uninterrupted
beaches reserved for the use of island residents.
Being only a short drive from historic Charleston, residents are afforded
a vast array of cultural and historical activities including museums, art galleries,
and the many restaurant choices the city is famous for.
Between the exclusivity and privacy the island’s gate provide, its beautiful
surroundings, world class recreational alternatives, and proximity to Charleston,
it is no wonder Seabrook Island is one of the most popular luxury retirement
spots on the East Coast.
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