Anyone who’s ever seriously dug into the history of Mount Pleasant has probably consulted Mary-Julia Royall’s Mount Pleasant: The Victorian Village (1996) and/or Mount Pleasant: The Friendly Town (2001). Royall was one of the most influential voices in researching and sharing the town’s history, serving as a founding member of the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission, the official town historian for two events, and the first recipient of the Cresco Award for Historical Stewardship.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Florence O'Sullivan
 
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Ever wonder where Sullivan’s Island got its name? The island is named after Florence O’Sullivan, an Irish military man. O’Sullivan was likely born in County Cork, Ireland between 1630 and 1640. Records show that Captain O’Sullivan fought in the West Indies and Guadalupe. Due to his experience with surveying during his military career, O’Sullivan became the Surveyor General of the Province of Carolina in 1669.
 

Women’s History Month: Anna Atkins
 
Anna Children was born in Tonbridge, Kent in 1799 to John George Children, secretary of the famous scientific organization the Royal Society. As a young adult, Anna would do illustrations for her father’s work on shells. She married John Pelly Atkins in 1825 and later learned about the newly invented photographic process from her father’s colleagues at the Royal Academy.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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