Sullivan's Island was used as a quarantine station for enslaved Africans, who were housed in various "pest houses" on the island and checked for communicable diseases before they were transported to Charleston for sale at public auction. He appears in the earliest record of Irish immigration to the Carolinas, mentioned as being taken on "at Kingsayle ( Kinsale) in Ireland". O'Sullivan was captain of one of the ships in the first fleet to establish the colonial settlement of Charles Town. The island was known as O'Sullivan's Island, named for Captain Florence O'Sullivan, who was stationed here as a lookout in the late 17th century. Sullivan's Island police chief, Jack Lilien, was the last person to leave the island before the bridge gave way.Ĭirca 1900 building on Sullivan's Island, renovated for use as condominiums Before the storm was over, one end of the bridge was in the water and the other was pointing skyward.
The Ben Sawyer Bridge was a casualty, breaking free of its locks. The eye of the hurricane passed directly over Sullivan's Island. On September 23, 1989, Hurricane Hugo came ashore near Sullivan's Island few people were prepared for the destruction that followed in its wake. During the American Revolution, the island was the site of a major battle at Fort Sullivan on June 28, 1776, since renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of the American commander at the battle. It has been likened to Ellis Island, the 19th-century reception point for immigrants in New York City.
Sullivan's Island was the point of entry for approximately 40 to 50 percent of the 400,000 enslaved Africans brought to Colonial America, meaning that 99% of all African Americans have ancestors that came through the island. The town is part of the Charleston metropolitan area, and is considered a very affluent suburb of Charleston.
Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.
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