Yonges Island and St. Paul's Parish | Palmetto Places

Learn about Sea Island cotton and truck farming. Visit Summit Plantation House, and hear accounts of invasions by both the British and Union armies. Sit beside Tom Boozer, a South Carolina folk artist of the year, as he creates a working decoy.

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Yonges Island And St. Paul's Parish
Episode 1

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By 1720, modern day Charleston was divided into parishes, and the 50 mile area between the Wadmalaw and Edisto rivers became known as St. Paul’s Parish. As early as 1708, the majority of the...
Yonges Island And St. Paul's Parish
Episode 2

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The area known as Yonges Island is no stranger to war. While the men went off to combat, the women were left to manage on their own. Two Wilkinson women, Elize Yonge Wilkinson, and Amarinithia...
Yonges Island And St. Paul's Parish
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After the Civil War, Yonges Island no longer had a captive labor force, and the local economy shifted to truck farming. Yonges Island, along with the nearby town of Meggett, became major shipping hubs...