Edisto Island is a quiet community located approximately 50 miles south of Charleston. Originally inhabited by the Edistow Indians, the island was colonized by English settlers in the 1600s. The early settlers began cultivating rice, indigo, and, after the Revolutionary War, long staple cotton. Known as Sea Island cotton, these fine fields brought tremendous wealth and prosperity to Edisto Island. During the Civil War, plantation owners fled the land leaving many of the slaves behind. When the owners returned after the war, many of the slaves settled personal residences on the island and continued to work on the plantation as free men. Because the boll weevil ruined the cotton crops, Edisto shifted its industry to seafood supplies and agriculture farmland. Today, the island is a year round community with a mix of permanent residents, seasonal residents, and vacationers. Home prices on Edisto Island range in price from $300,000 for a condo or villa to more than $5 million for an oceanfront estate. Other properties include coastal cottages, townhomes, full plantations, and riverfront properties. Numerous marshfront and wooded homesites are available for those who wish to build their dream home in this peaceful paradise. Though Edisto Island’s demographic is mostly retirees, families with young children who live on the island are zoned for Jane Edwards Elementary School, Colleton Middle School, and Walterboro High School. Private school options include St. Paul’s Academy, Colleton Preparatory Academy, and Charleston Collegiate School. Read More
Edisto Island, Sc 29438
$2,175,000
Gorgeous Oceanfront Home On Oversized Lot At Private Beach. Spectacular Ocean, Beach & Inlet Views. Magnificent Live Oaks Embrace This Stunning Resort Home. Beautifully And Professionally Decorate...
Whether You Live By The Sea Or Dream About Oceans Breezes, There Is Nothing Unlikeable About This Gated Coastal Community And Airy Decorated Home With A Traditional Boutique Feel. These Elements ...
2nd Row Fully Furnished 5 Bedroom, 4 Bath Custom Beach Home Just Two Houses To Beach Access And Ocean. This 3,600 Sq. Ft. Home Features Hardwood Floors And Is Tastefully Decorated In Coastal Decor...
Only Minutes From The Beach, This Regal, Traditional Style Home Sits Proudly On A Wooded Lot With A Golf Course View. An Extensive Driveway, 4 Car Carport, And A Magnificent Staircase That Leads ...
450 Ft To The Surf, 450 Ft To Whaleys!this 3rd Row, Classic Edisto Cottage Has The Location! 3br/2ba, 1142 Sft, W/ Spacious Sundeck/ Ocean Breezes. Enjoy The Cool Shade Under The House Relaxing W/...
Beach Front Bungalow On A Corner By Beach Access W/ Versatile Rental Possibilities! Upstairs, Enter The Spacious Kitchen, Then The Open Living/dining Area W/fireplace & Views Of Ocean. There's A B...
Like New Four Bedroom / Two Bath Home On Unrestricted 6.69 Acres With Private Pond. Located Just 2.5 Miles To Edisto Beach And State Park. Bright, Open Floorplan With Huge Eat-in Kitchen, Oversi...
Edisto Island, Sc 29438
$285,000
2 Acres Of Marsh Front Property On A Tidal Tributary Of Steamboat Creek. Over 550 Feet Of Marsh Frontage. The Home On The Property Was Built In 1890 And Is In Very Poor Condition (view Photos). Ru...
Large Ocean Front Home Located On Desirable Point Street. This Property Is Divided Into Shares (intervals). Share #11 Is On The Market. Ocean Front Home With Unique Ownership Providing 13 Families...
For recreation, residents and visitors of Edisto Island enjoy basking in the sun at the beach; collecting seashells along the wide, white sand coastline; watching bottlenose dolphins strand feed; hiking the Indian Oyster Mound Trail, hunting for white-tailed deer and quail in the ACE Basin; playing a round of golf at the Plantation Course; chartering a boat for fishing or for an eco tour; driving down Edisto Island National Scenic Byway, and canoeing down the Edisto River, one of America’s longest free-flowing blackwater rivers. Other attractions include a visit to the Edisto Island Serpentarium, an educational facility that features indigenous snakes, lizards, turtles, and alligators, and Edisto Beach State Park, a 1255-acre park that features campsites, picnic and grill areas, beach access, dock and boat ramp, nature center and aquarium, biking trails, playgrounds, and historical sites.
A small town with limited commercialization, Edisto Beach does have a few noteworthy dining establishments. These include Whaleys, Pressley’s at the Marina, Seacow Eatery, The Old Post Office Restaurant, and Finn’s Island Grill. For fresh seafood, residents frequent Flowers Seafood Company or Edisto Seafood Shack. For those with a hankering for barbecue, Po Pigs Bo-B-Q does not disappoint. The island does have its own Bi-Lo grocery store for staple items, but many locals prefer to buy fruit, produce, and pies at King’s Farm Market, a family-run business for six generations.
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