In 1898 Charleston County School District No. 11 bought this land from J. S. Hart and built a public school on the site soon after. School closed in the early 1920s. — — Map (db m37020) HM
(Front text) Federal Expedition on John's Island The Battle of Burden’s Causeway was the climax of a Federal expedition against John’s Island, July 2-9, 1864. 5000 Federals under Brig. Gen. John P. Hatch crossed the Stono River and . . . — — Map (db m29585) HM
3/4 mile on Live Oak Plantation at
Sandy Hill Plantation, seven miles N.W.,
this Virginian made his home in the
country through which he had led his
American Cavalry. There in 1791 he
entertained his kinsman, George
Washington, President of . . . — — Map (db m26668) HM
Founded by early English, Scottish, and French settlers about 1710, this is one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations in South Carolina. The original sanctuary, believed to have been built about 1719, was enlarged in 1823. — — Map (db m121854) HM
The Progressive Club, built in 1962-63, was a store and community center for Johns Island and other Sea Islands until it was badly damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The club had been founded in 1948 by civil rights activist Esau Jenkins . . . — — Map (db m95337) HM
