Historians have determined that people living as far back at 2000 B.C. lived on Edisto Island.
These people lived off the land and water and proof of that life can be found in the shell middens on the island..
History of Botany Bay
The property was acquired by Paul Hamilton Sr. in 1727 and handed down to his son of the same name in 1748.
In 1825, the plantation was named “Sea Cloud Plantation” after Ephraim Mikell Seabrook married a woman with the last name McLeod and uniquely combined the names..
Botany Bay Plantation was formed in the 1930s from the merger of the Colonial-era Sea Cloud Plantation and Bleak Hall Plantation.
In 1977, it was bequeathed to the state as a wildlife preserve; it was opened to the public in 2008..
South CarolinaEdisto Island, one of South Carolina's Sea Islands, is just an hour south of the Holy City's peninsula — and its landscape, history, and people have created a rich cultural destination..
Botany Bay’s beach is a must-see destination for anyone coming to Edisto Island.
This beach is accessible via a half-mile walk across a shell-packed trail that cuts through the marsh and winds through a maritime forest.
It’s common to see numerous birds, fiddler crabs, and other native animals during the walk to the beach.
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Botany Bay does not allow dogs or horses on the causeway to the beach or on the beach, alcohol, metal detectors, or drones.
Visitors are not permitted to leave behind any items in the preserve or on the beach; visitors are also prohibited from taking any shells or other items from the beach or the grounds.
Visitors are required to obtain a day pass.
Botany Bay Plantation began as two separate entities – Sea Could and Bleak Hall plantations.
These two plantations covered hundreds of acres and grew what was known as Sea Island cotton.
This cotton was among the finest in the world and commanded a high price from dressmakers in Europe.
Both plantations survived the Civil War, even when both Union .
While visiting Botany Bay, visitors can expect to come across deer, snakes (some of which are even venomous), alligators, lizards, egrets, seagulls, sea turtles, fiddler crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, blue crabs, ghost crabs, dozens of sea birds, and racoons.
Visitors can also expect to see crops of sunflowers, pine trees, palm trees, sea oats, wi.
