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Folly Beach History

"Folly Beach, South Carolina. A unique place to spend a vacation, a wonderful place to call home. The exciting sounds and smells of the Boardwalk, the fishing pier, the amusement rides, and the arcades of the Atlantic Pavilion pulled many tourists and locals to put some sand in their shoes. The sounds of Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, the Tams, the Drifters, and Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts could be heard coming from afternoon and evening concerts at the Folly Pier. Walking the sand and shaggin' on the beach was the sign of the times. Folly was surely a wonderful place.

Times changed. Cars no longer park on the shores of the Atlantic. If not for a timely beach renourishment project completed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Folly would have very little beach to use at high tide. Another Corps project shares the blame for blocking the long shore drift of sand to replenish the beach of Folly. The jetties in Charleston Harbor were installed to protect the increasing amount of shipping trafficusing the port of Charleston. Thiseffectively protected shipping but caused the severe erosion of Morris Island, the Morris Island Lighthouse, and Folly Beach.

Folly came into existence due to the shipping industry. Originally named Coffin Island, due to the dead and dying being dropped off by ships calling in the port of Charleston, the island became known as Folly due to the beautiful foliage found on the island. Palmetto trees, sea oat grass, scrub oaks, and Spanish Bayonets still can be found in abundance throughout Folly. Folly played an important part in the War between the States. Numerous encampments were established on Folly, and the construction of a new subdivision was stopped after numerous skeletons and artifacts were discovered believed to be from the unit featured in the movie "Glory". To this day, after a heavy rain, artifacts can still be discovered among the sand dunes and sand spurs of Folly.

Folly has been battered for years by countless hurricanes, northeasters, politicians, and the press. A Mayor of a quaint little island to the north refers to Folly as "That Trashy Beach". A prominent North Carolina geologist feels the residents of Folly must be crazy to live on the shifting sands of a barrier island. Of course, all of Folly residents feel he is in the right profession, for surely he has rocks in his head. The press hounds Folly for its day to day growing pains of political opportunity. Like most small towns, some want change, others prefer the status quo, but happily after the battles of Town Council are over, feuds are put aside, and everyone gets along. Folly is a unique place where drifters, fisherman, lawyers, and doctors can be found side by side at local pubs deep in conversation."

FROM Folly Beach, SC History

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