Dunes West, Mount Pleasant, SC
If you are familiar with Mount Pleasant you have probably heard of Dunes West and maybe you have even been here. Dunes West was originally owned by Georgia Pacific. They used the timber here to make paper and other products. As time went on they realized they could make more money turning the "dirt" into a neighborhood and developing the lots.
Future blogs will talk more about Dunes West today but for now I would like to share a little of the history. Yes, Dunes West has wonderful past and was called Lexington Plantation. Some of the historical value is preserved. As you drive down Wando Plantataion Way and pass the Arthur Hills designed golf course you can see stacked bricks left from an old slave used cabin. Many of the street names remind us of the great history of Charleston and this Wando River community. Thanks to Google we can look up these names; Colonel Vanderhorst Circle, Pignatelli Crescent and Hartford Village Way to name a few and learn history. We can picture the Sewee Indians sitting along the creeks eating Oysters.
Haven't been here? I was a site agent at DunesWest and have lived here since 1996. Call or email me and I'll be happy to talk about the neighborhood I love and call home or better yet, come by and I will give you a tour.