James Island has a rich history. The Town of James Island is continually looking to cultivate and share information on this site and at the James Island Arts & Cultural Center. Check out some resources below, and on the other pages under "History". If you have information you would like to share, please contact the James Island Arts & Cultural Center at cself@jamesislandsc.us.
Resources:
James Island Early Churches, by Inez Brown-Crouch
Riverland Terrace History, by Jim Morrisette
Historic Sites of James Island Guide
African-American Cemeteries on James Island (provided by William (Cubby) Wilder):
1. McLeod Plantation....... Folly and Maybank
2. Burn Church................ Folly and Fort Johnson
3. Ever Green ................ Off Grimball Road (near new Library site.)
4. Dill's Slave ................. Off Riverland Drive (first deep curve)
5. Devil Nest ................. Near Old Airport (Behind Whaley's)
6. Stem Point .............. In Riverfront Neighborhood
7. Seabrook Plantation... Off Secessionville Road
8. Pint ......................... Off Fort Lamar Road
9. Down the Island..... Behind the baseball field at Stephen Washington Park.
James Island and Johns Island Historical Survey
James Island Studies from the Chicora Foundation:
- The Property That Nobody Wanted: Archaeological and Historical Studies at Fort Johnson.
- The Archaeology of Sol Legare Island
- EXCAVATIONS AT A PORTION OF THE SECESSIONVILLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Historical Maps:
James Island 1919 by War Department
Charleston and James Island 1863
Carol Jacobsen's Assembled Map
Drawing of Ft Sumter from Ft Johnson
Drawing of Fort Johnson from Fort Sumter
