by carolinaone_marketing
19. May 2014 07:13
At Carolina One, we spend a lot of time talking about the beauty of the property that we help our customers to find in the best part of the Palmetto State. When people think of beautiful places to live in South Carolina, most immediately think of the great city of Charleston. Charleston is famous for its beauty and history, but there is a lot more to be found in the area. Mount Pleasant, SC is just as beautiful as Charleston, and the town that used to be one of the state's best-kept secrets has become one of its most rapidly expanding areas. Charleston may have its share of historic sites, but the history of this town may surprise even some of its current residents. If you're looking to live in an area that is loaded with history, Mount Pleasant, SC real estate may be exactly what you're looking for.
Before settlers arrived in the late 17th century, the area was occupied by Sewee Indians. The first settlers from England arrived during the summer, under the leadership of Captain Florentia O' Sullivan. The land he settled became the Village of Mount Pleasant and, on the earliest maps of the town, it was called "Old Woman's Point" and "North Point." In 1706, the Province of Carolina dealt with attacks from both the Spanish and the French. The area between Shem Creek and the Wando River was famous for its deep water and good timber, so it soon became an important part of the area's industry.
When British forces were determined to take Charleston during the Revolutionary War, countless brave citizens of Mount Pleasant fought successfully to defend it. During the Civil War Era, the first meeting to determine secession resolution for the state of South Carolina was held in Mount Pleasant at the Ronkins Long Room. Like much of the south after the war, the area had a long and hard road of recovery ahead of it, but parts of Mount Pleasant did very well. The African-American population of the area flourished after the Civil War, and it became known for being one of the first African-American communities to be formed in Charleston.
Robert Scanlon was a former slave and freedman carpenter and, after purchasing the property that was formally known as Remley's Plantation, he became the president and founder of the Charleston Land Company. One-hundred African-American men joined together to divide up the land, and the area became known as Scanlonville. Scanlonville and the Charleston Land Company became one of the only four known cooperative business ventures among freed African-Americans after the Civil War. During the 1930s, Mount Pleasant's very own Riverside Pavilion became one of the only places African-American Charleston residents could see black performers. Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, and other jazz legends frequented the region. The area has seen a lot of changes since its founding centuries ago, and the recent population growth is a sign that Mount Pleasant, SC isn't done creating history just yet.