Sullivan's Island Magazine Spring/Summer 2019

3 www.SullivansIslandMagazine.com | www.SullivansIslandHomes.com From the Editor ............................................................................................. 5 Best of the Islands ........................................................................................ 6 Sullivan’s Island Facetime . .......................................................................... 7 Features Osc ol ’s Fort Moultrie Gravesite . ............................................................. 8 Perhaps some visitors and island residents have scratched their heads and wondered,“Why is there a Seminole warrior buried at Fort Moultrie?Weren’t the Seminoles in Florida?”… The Battle of Sullivan’s Island ................................................................... 10 On June 28, 1776, the world’s most powerful military made its move to capture Charleston, first launching a two-pronged assault on an unfinished fort on Sullivan’s Island. The rest is history. Dogs of Sullivan’s Island ............................................................................ 12 Dogs love island life. They ride on golf carts, retrieve tennis balls from backyard pools, frolic in the waves and become regulars at the local pub. Q&Awith Dorothea Benton Frank ........................................................... 16 Dorothea Benton Frank’s first book,“Sullivan’s Island,”debuted as No. 9 on The NewYork Times best-seller list in 2000 and has soldmore than one million copies. History Reinhabited ................................................................................... 18 1109 Middle St. – overlooking Fort Sumter and the Charleston Harbor – is one of the most iconic homes on Sullivan’s Island. …And August 29, 2018, marked the first time inmore than a century the house has been owned outside theWaring-Salmons family. Real Estate Historic Island Property ............................................................................. 22 For many, island living is a dream. Some prefer the solitude of leisurely strolls on the beach, watching dolphins and collecting sand dollars. TopTen Homes Sold on Sullivan’s Island ................................................. 24 8 10 12 16 Spring/Summer 2019 Volume 5, Issue 1 18 [ Table of Contents ] On the Cover Boomer Collins, a yellow Labrador retriever and known by many as the“mayor”of Sullivan’s Island, lies comfortably on top of a table outside Dunleavy’s Pub next to his owner, Brian Collins. Photo by Jeanne Taylor.