Edisto | Palmetto Places

Remove your watch and ignore the clock—you're on Edisto time! It's time to be busy doing nothing. Come to Cassina Point, a plantation house once occupied by Union troops, now a bed-and-breakfast to travelers. See the treasures of a museum, two magnificent Sea Island churches and a state park perched on the Atlantic Ocean. Explore the miraculous marsh and estuary with island conservationist Ron Elliott, and marvel at the majesty of centuries-old live oaks.

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Episode 1

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Edisto is one of South Carolina’s last unspoiled barrier islands; a mystical land of wide, white beaches, lagoons, and marshes of green and gold. The Edisto Island Museum shares insights of the island...
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Joanna Angle talks about two of Edisto’s oldest churches: The Island’s Presbyterian Congregation is the oldest continuously existing church in South Carolina, built circa 1830. The other is Edisto...
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Cassina Point, one of Edisto’s oldest and most historic of homes, presently serves as a bed and breakfast inn. Traces of occupation by Union soldiers during the Civil War can still be seen today...
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The essence of Edisto is found in its marshes. Resident environmentalist and philosopher Ron Elliot, joins Joanna Angle to discuss Edisto’s marshes, and ecosystem, while they travel through Frampton...
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Edisto State Park is a popular tourist attraction for South Carolinians. Its two and a half mile beach is considered one of the state’s best for swimming, collecting shells, fishing, and camping...