James Island History & Resources

James Island has a rich history. The Town of James Island is continually looking to cultivate and share information on this site and at the James Island Arts & Cultural Center. Check out some resources below, and on the other pages under "History". If you have information you would like to share, please contact the James Island Arts & Cultural Center at cself@jamesislandsc.us.

Resources:

James Island Early Churches (PDF, 22.71 MB), by Inez Brown-Crouch

Riverland Terrace History (PDF, 10.1 MB), by Jim Morrisette

Historic Sites of James Island Guide (PDF, 20.53 MB)

African-American Cemeteries on James Island (provided by William (Cubby) Wilder):

1. McLeod Plantation....... Folly and Maybank

2. Burn Church................ Folly and Fort Johnson

3. Ever Green ................ Off Grimball Road (near new Library site.)

4. Dill's Slave ................. Off Riverland Drive (first deep curve)

5. Devil Nest ................. Near Old Airport (Behind Whaley's)

6. Stem Point .............. In Riverfront Neighborhood

7. Seabrook Plantation... Off Secessionville Road

8. Pint ......................... Off Fort Lamar Road

9. Down the Island..... Behind the baseball field at Stephen Washington Park.

James Island and Johns Island Historical Survey (PDF, 6.76 MB)

James Island Studies from the Chicora Foundation:

Historical Maps:

James Island 1780 (PDF, 527.16 KB)

James Island 1919 by War Department (PDF, 696.25 KB)

Charlestontown 1780

Charleston and James Island 1863 (PDF, 1.25 MB)

James Island 1863 Nov 28 (PDF, 529.31 KB)

Charleston Area 1862 (PDF, 351.77 KB)

Grimball Plantation 1862 (PDF, 927.62 KB)

Batteries 1865 James Island (PDF, 742.61 KB)

Carol Jacobsen's Assembled Map (PDF, 5.91 MB)

Drawing of Ft Sumter from Ft Johnson (PDF, 921.06 KB)

Drawing of Fort Johnson from Fort Sumter (PDF, 741.26 KB)

Kollock Property Map (PDF, 139.95 KB)