Discover 5 paths to Gullah Geechee culture on the Hammock Coast
Three hundred years ago, Georgetown County, South Carolina, held a claim to fame. More than half of the country’s rice was grown on the county’s 45,000 acres of rice fields. Ron Daise, a Gullah Geechee culture preservationist, explains why: “Here, there was the largest number...
New book explores Sandy Island’s history, culture and natural beauty
Described as “South Carolina’s own Garden of Eden,” Sandy Island, west of Murrells Inlet along the Waccamaw River, could look totally different today if development plans went forward in the 1990s. Instead, it is a shining example of environmental and cultural preservation on South Carolina’s...