Quick Fact Friday

 Hurricane Hugo Anniversary

 

This coming week in history reminds us of the devastating power of nature with the 32nd anniversary of Hurricane Hugo. Hurricane Hugo started as a Cape Verde hurricane that grew to a Category 5 storm, raking the Caribbean before heading to the Lowcountry. Hugo made landfall just north of Charleston, SC at Sullivan's Island around midnight September 22, 1989 as a Category 4 storm with estimated maximum sustained winds of 135-140 mph. Over 3000 tornadoes were also reported. Additionally, there were reports of substantial storm surge including an observation of 20.2 feet at the Seewee Bay near McClellanville.

 Scanlonville/Remley’s Point

 

As we continue our look at the history of the settlement communities in Mount Pleasant, this week’s Quick Fact Friday is the first of a two-part series exploring Scanlonville/Remley’s Point. The original land that comprised Scanlonville/Remley’s Point fronted the marsh and was bordered by the Wando River and Charleston Harbor. The Carolina Lords Proprietors extended land grants for the area in 1700 to Francis Simmons, then Alexander Chislom, and eventually Capt. Clement Lempriere who unified several grants into the modern 614 acres that forms today’s Scanlonville.

 

 

 

 

Image Credit: Courtesy of Nathaniel Horton, SC Department of Archives and History file 2345