Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Real Estate

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Mount Pleasant is a model town, not only in South Carolina, but also in the nation.  It is an extremely family orientated town with numerous family orientated attractions.  Attractions include Boone Hall Plantation, which was originally a cotton plantation, but now has been preserved.  Boone Hall has many events throughout the year including a low country oyster festival, taste of Charleston and numerous other holiday events.  Charles Pinckney Historic Site which is the last protected remnant of Snee Farm and the country estate of Charles Pinckney.  Mount Pleasant has four championship golf courses each with breathtaking views of the marsh and scenic waterways. Mount Pleasant has esquisite dining  throughout and don’t miss Shem Creek, the most picturesque waterway in the lowcountry.  Mount Pleasant is also the home of the Historic Old Village, which is a national register district to both colonial and antebellum period homes as well as many historic churches.  Various Parks including Palmetto Islands Country Park which is a 943 acre park with a variety of recreational opportunities available including Splash Island water park, crabbing and fishing from  floating docks along tidal creeks and lagoons, biking, lagoon boating and picnicking.  Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is also centrally located in Mount Pleasant and is home to the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, nicknamed the fighting Lady.  Shopping is also abundant in Mount Pleasant.  Choose from specialty boutiques and antiques stores in old Mount Pleasant, or trend setting national retailers at Towne Centre, the area’s premier 500,000 square foot shopping destination.  Sweet Grass Basket Weavers have also been a part of the Mount Pleasant community for more than 300 years.  You will find roadside basket stands on US Highway 17 North for miles.  These are only a few of the many attractions in Mount Pleasant. 

Due to its location Mount Pleasant also has access to numerous beaches.  Mount Pleasant is the only access to the barrier island beaches of Sullivans’s Island and Isle of Palms while also minutes from downtown Charleston.  Mount Pleasant has all the modern conveniences but is also full of history.

Mount Pleasant was originally occupied by the Sewee Indians, Mount Pleasant’s first white settlers arrived from England on July 6, 1680 under the leadership of Captain Florentia O’Sullivan.  Captain O’Sullivan had been granted 2,340 acres which included not only the island that bears his name, but also the land that was to become Mount Pleasant.

Mount Pleasant also played a leading role in the first major military engagement and victory of the Revolutionary War. When Charleston finally fell to the British on November 12, 1775 Cornwallis crossed the Cooper River with 2,500 troops and took possession of Haddrell’s Point. On September 24, 1860 a public meeting was held in Mount Pleasant that produced the first secession resolution of the state. The secession convention met in Charleston December 20, 1860 and seven southern states formed the Confederate States of America. With the advent of the Civil War, Battery Gary and an adjacent floating battery between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island were instrumental in defense of the town, as well as attacks on Fort Sumter. Mount Pleasant was also the secret training ground for the nine-man crew of the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley.