Citation Information
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Title
Sullivan's Island
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Coverage
1666 –
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Author
Catherine Fitzgerald
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Keywords
discovered in 1666 by Captain Robert Sandford, named for Captain Florence O’Sullivan, a former Irish soldier and one of South Carolina’s first colonists, “The Gold Bug”, quarantine station was built on Sullivan’s Island in 1707 and served as the primary line of defense against infectious disease reaching Charleston,
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/sullivan%c2%92s-island/view/images
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Access Date
April 19, 2024
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Original Published Date
August 1, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 25, 2022
