Edingsville Beach History

In 1866 edingsville beach had only 41 houses two church buildings and a billiard saloon.

Edingsville beach history. Allee de lune was within sounds of the ocean. This painting was inspired by my two years on two acres on edingsville beach road on edisto island. 1970s edisto beach was developed as a year around community. Resort development of mcconkey s island edisto beach began.

By this time the seasonal community at edingsville was well established and it continued to grow into a thriving oceanfront vacation destination. Edingsville beach was on the other side. It had about 50 homes in the 1800s. Edingsville beach came about in 1825 and consisted of about 60 houses.

1935 edisto beach state park was built with the help of the civilian conservation corps. Ocean viewour view of the ocean is unobstructed. The 1900s to today. You can walk across at low tide.

Edingsville beach was the go to place for planters looking to relax on the water. Edisto island and edingsville history 1864. Palmetto boulevard was paved. Beach viewedingsville beach an unobstructed view across the marsh of beach and ocean.

1940 a hurricane destroyed most of the homes on edisto beach. An un dated photo depicts the high dunes at edingsville with a horse and carriage on the beach courtesy edisto island historic preservation society when lafayette visited edingsville beach during his tour of america in 1825 his secretary levausseur noted the altogether pictureque appearance of the houses on the island resort. And of course with homage to georgia o keefe. A series of hurricanes beginning in 1874 relentlessly eroded away the golden era existence of edingsville beach.

Between the beach and our island is the. Finally the hurricane of 1893 washed away all affirmation of its splendor and extravagance leaving only a tabby brick fireplace and broken trinkets. The grand summer homes churches and other structures were obliterated during the storm. Edingsville was the summer resort of the sea island cotton planter families on edisto in the mid 1800 s until the hurricanes of 1874 and the more devastating one of 1893 pretty much washed it away.

Over the years erosion took its toll as it does and a couple dozen of those houses were lost to the atlantic. Edingsville beach washed away in 1893. The barrier beach called edingsville beach has no homes on it only sand shells and waves. Beachedingsville beach a deserted barrier island across marsh about 1000 ft.