Hello friends, so happy to have you here and we are exploring the beautiful state of South

Carolina. One of my favorites, and there's so much to say, just the history of Charleston.

I love it. I love it so much. But today I want to change gears a little bit. We're going

to talk about the history, mystery, and the monkeys of South Carolina's barrier islands.

So let's dive in. I'm Sharon Nickman and welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast.

The South Atlantic coast of the United States has over 100 tidal and barrier islands. Many

of them are inhabited. And South Carolina has roughly 35 of them. Many of them have absolutely

fascinating histories. And today we're going to talk about just a handful of them. We certainly

don't have time to go over the history of every single one of South Carolina's barrier

islands. But I could not let the opportunity pass to share some brain tingle moments with

you about the title and barrier islands of South Carolina. So you've probably heard of some

of the names of the barrier islands. You've probably heard of Hilton Head, right? There's

a little corridor called the South Carolina Low Country. And a lot of the low country

is located on these barrier islands. So this was really once the epicenter, the epicenter

of southern wealth during the time of slave based agriculture. We tend to think of the

Antebellum South as being like Mississippi plantations. And that is absolutely a thing.

But the epicenter was this South Carolina low country, specifically the areas surrounding

Charleston. When you visit them now, they are, I mean, they're stunning. They have amazing

foliage and flowers and live oak trees and delicious food and just those kind of like quintessential

southern vibes. And they're known now for their cultural heritage. They're natural environment.

Now there's big tourist industries in these regions. But let's dive into talking a little

bit about Sullivan's Island.

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