Do you want to live in a place that is affordable, beautiful, and historical? While many people may be searching for homes for sale in Charleston SC, Mount Pleasant should not be overlooked. Mount Pleasant is equally beautiful and rich in culture and history. This slideshare presentation will give you a bit of information about Mount Pleasant's unique history.

2.  Mount Pleasant is just as
beautiful as Charleston
 Mount Pleasant is
becoming one of the
most rapidly expanding
parts of South Carolina
 The history of Mount
Pleasant may surprise
even its current residents
 If you’re looking to live in
an area noted for
history, Mount Pleasant,
SC is perfect for you!
Image Credits: Frank Kehren

3.  The area was occupied
by Sewee Indians before
the settlers arrived in the
late 17th century
 The first settlers arrived
in the summer under the
leadership of Captain
Florentia O’Sullivan
 On the earliest maps of
the town, Mount
Pleasant was known as
“OldWoman’s Point”
and “North Point”.

4.  During the
Revolutionary War,
British forces fought to
seize Charleston.
 Countless citizens of
what is today known as
Mount Pleasant fought
and successfully
defended it.
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5.  Shortly after the Revolutionary War the
residents of Mount Pleasant found themselves
facing yet another war:The Civil War
 The first meeting to determine secession
resolution for South Carolina was held in Mount
Pleasant at the Ronkins Long Room
 The area had a long and hard road of recovery
ahead of it, but it managed to flourish shortly
after the Civil War, especially for African
American populations
 It became known for being one of the first African-
American communities to be formed in Charleston

6.  Robert Scanlon was a former slave and freedman
carpenter
 After purchasing property that was formally known as
Remley’s Plantation, he became the president and
founder of the Charleston Land Company
 One-hundred African-American men joined together
to divide up the land and the area became known as
Scanlonville
 Scanlonville and the Charleston Land Company
became one of the only four known cooperate
business ventures among freedAfrican-Americans
after the CivilWar.

7.  During the 1930s, Mount
Pleasant’s Riverside
Pavilion became one of
the only placesAfrican-
American Charleston
residents could see black
performers
 Duke Ellington, Louis
Armstrong, B.B. King,
and other jazz legends
frequented the region
Image Credits: Alexander Aksyonov

8.  The area has seen many
changes since its founding
centuries ago
 The recent population
growth is a sign that
Mount Pleasant, SC isn’t
done creating history just
yet
 Mount Pleasant, SC is
quickly catching up with
Charleston Real Estate as a
preferred place for people
to move to, especially for
retirement