The fame of Edisto Island, South Carolina
cotton spread far and wide. It is stated that at one time the
Vatican insisted that the Pope's garments be made only from "Sea
Island Cotton." The Boll Weevil and the Civil War conspired
to destroy the cotton fields and after that development slowed
to a crawl.
So today the Edisto Beach State Park
maintains 1.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront, backed by some
of the Palmetto State's tallest trademark trees. The beach is
wide with plenty of room for your dog to stretch out for a hike.
And if that isn't enough hiking, the park adjoins Edisto Beach
that has remained a residential beach so your dog can just keep
going.
For woodland hiking take your dog on
the Spanish Mount Trail, whose destination is a 12-foot high
pile of oyster shells. The oyster pile, known as a shell midden,
is typical of American Indian rings found throughout the coastal
islands. The Spanish Mount is estimated to be 4,000 years old,
the second oldest known in South Carolina. The purpose of these
piles of bleached shells? No one knows. They may have been built
for ceremonial purposes or they are just ancient trash heaps.
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