sullivan's island
Sullivan's Island is located at the mouth of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. It gets it's name from Captain Florence O'Sullivan, who came to the Colonies in 1669. His post established the island as a very important part of the port's defenses, a role it would retain until World War II. Several legislative acts refer to the watch house on Sullivan's Island. One act in 1700 was passed "to encourage strangers to come to this port (Charleston) by making Sullivan's Island more remarkable, by building a new lookout and buoying the channel".
Many ships,especially slave carrying coming to America went through Sullivan's Island on their way to Charleston, where they went through security. Even so, the town remained sparsely populated until the Revolutionary War. After an act of legislation in 1787 appropriated the land for public purpose, construction started to pick up. Today the island is mainly residential, and in 2012 the United States Census Bureau revealed that the population of Sullivan's Island was 1,842.
Many ships,especially slave carrying coming to America went through Sullivan's Island on their way to Charleston, where they went through security. Even so, the town remained sparsely populated until the Revolutionary War. After an act of legislation in 1787 appropriated the land for public purpose, construction started to pick up. Today the island is mainly residential, and in 2012 the United States Census Bureau revealed that the population of Sullivan's Island was 1,842.