Edisto Island Museum

A barrier island roughly halfway between Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina, the island was purchased from the Edistow Indians by the Lords Proprietors in 1674 in consideration of "Valuable Cloth, Hatchettes, Brads and other Goods and Manufactures." The Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society is a non-profit organization chartered by the State of South Carolina which exists to preserve and exhibit the history of Edisto Island. The Edisto Island Museum is the Society's home.

The museum is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The museum is located on Chisolm Plantation Road at the entrance to Middleton Retreat just off US Highway 174. During the summer months of June through August the museum is also open on Fridays from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. There is a gift shop available for guests.

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