West Ashley Flashback — A Brief History of Maryville

West Ashley Flashback — A Brief History of Maryville

West Ashley neighborhood is one of the state’s oldest African-American communities The community of Maryville, also known as Maryville/Ashleyville, is a place with a history that goes back to when the boat landed from England in 1670. The specific history about the...

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West Ashley Flashback — Charleston’s Garden of Eden

West Ashley Flashback — Charleston’s Garden of Eden

St. Andrew’s Parish was well-known for it’s beautiful farms and gardens Farms and gardens have been an important aspect of St Andrew’s Parish history going back to the first experimental farm in the 1670s where Joseph West was the agent for the Lords Proprietors. The...

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Day Trippin’ — Dungannon Plantation Heritage Reserve

Day Trippin’ — Dungannon Plantation Heritage Reserve

We should all explore nature with the wonderment of a child I grew up in the Lake District of northwest England, an ancient land of majestic mountain peaks, enchanting lakes, and picture-postcard villages. Lush green valleys are home to farms passed down through...

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West Ashley Flashback — This is Our Land

West Ashley Flashback — This is Our Land

How the Clemson Center and U.S. Vegetable Laboratory came to be a part of West Ashley From the very beginning, growing crops for food and profit was critical in St. Andrew’s Parish. Joseph West, agent for the Lord Proprietors and the second Proprietary Governor, was...

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Center For Birds Of Prey

Center For Birds Of Prey

This Lowcountry treasure allows visitors to get up close and personal with their stunning collection of birds Our family is currently being bombarded at all hours of the day and night. Thwack! Pop! The towering pecan tree just feet from our back porch is showering our...

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West Ashley Flashback — All Aboard the Flashback Trolley

West Ashley Flashback — All Aboard the Flashback Trolley

Did you hear the one about the trolleys that were converted into a home in Carolina Terrace?” Yes, this is yet another intriguing St Andrew’s Parish story that has taken a few years to vet, explore and come out of the rabbit hole with enough information to convey to...

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Day Trippin — Magnolia Cemetery

Day Trippin — Magnolia Cemetery

This place for eternal rest is also bustling with life, from majestic oak trees to fish and shorebirds. A deadly virus is tearing through Charleston. People are fearful as communities grapple with quarantine and social distancing measures. Businesses, both large and...

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Road Trippin’ — Botany Bay

Road Trippin’ — Botany Bay

Edisto Island’s hidden gem is hotbed for nature, especially birds native to this region I grew up in a house full of music. Instruments hung on the walls and the huge stereo that took up an entire corner of the living room played all day and night — everything from...

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West Ashley Flashback  — Taking a Peak Into Peek’s Past

West Ashley Flashback  — Taking a Peak Into Peek’s Past

Tongue-twisters and Easter eggs hidden in the history of St. Andrew’s Parish Exciting Update: As this newest West Ashley Flashback about Isaac D. Peek goes to press, the community has learned that the South Carolina Department of Archives and History has reviewed a...

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West Ashley Flashback  — A Walk in the Park

West Ashley Flashback  — A Walk in the Park

Parks played — and continue to play — pivitol rolls in communities throughout West Ashley Maps and Plats of the early neighborhoods in St. Andrew’s Parish have interesting features and often give us clues as to what the community desired when the neighborhood was...

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