Editing Isle of Palms, South Carolina (section)

==History==
[[File:Beach at Isle of Palms.jpg|thumb|250px|The beach at Isle of Palms]]
The island's original inhabitants were the [[Sewee]] tribe.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[submarine]] ''[[H. L. Hunley (submarine)|H.L. Hunley]]'' departed from Breach Inlet, between Isle of Palms and neighboring [[Sullivan's Island]].

In the late nineteenth century, local residents began using the island as a vacation spot. At that time it was only accessible by ferry. It was bought by J.S. Lawrence in 1899, who gave the island its current name; before then it was known as "Hunting Island" or "Long Island". A 50-room hotel was built in 1906. In 1912, James Sottile had a beach pavilion and an [[amusement park]] built, and a trolley line was constructed from [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]] on the mainland to Isle of Palms via Sullivan's Island. In 1929, [[Grace Memorial Bridge]] was built between Charleston and Mount Pleasant to allow automobile traffic to reach the island.

Large-scale residential development began when J.C. Long bought up most of the island and built low-cost housing for World War II [[veteran]]s. In 1975, the [[Sea Pines Company]] (of [[Hilton Head Island, South Carolina|Hilton Head Island]] fame) established the {{convert|900|acre|ha|adj=on}} development now known as the [[Wild Dunes|Wild Dunes Beach and Racquet Club]].

[[E. Lee Spence]], a pioneer underwater archaeologist and prolific author of books and articles about shipwrecks and sunken treasure, discovered, with the help of Isle of Palms residents Wally Shaffer and George Campsen, many shipwrecks along the shores of the Isle of Palms in the 1960s. Their discoveries included the Civil War blockade runners ''[[SS Rattlesnake|Rattlesnake]]'', ''[[SW Stonewall Jackson|Stonewall Jackson]]'', ''[[SW Mary Bowers|Mary Bowers]]'', ''[[SW Constance Decimer|Constance]]'', ''[[SS Norseman|Norseman]]'' and the ''[[SS Georgiana|Georgiana]]''. The iron-hulled steamer ''Georgiana'', which was sunk on her maiden voyage, was described in contemporary documents as pierced for 14 guns and more powerful than the famous Confederate cruiser ''[[CSS Alabama|Alabama]]''. These historic discoveries resulted in the passage of South Carolina's Underwater Antiquities Act allowing the archaeological salvage of shipwrecks.
During [[Hurricane Hugo]], which struck September 21, 1989, much of the island was flooded by the [[storm surge]].

The northeastern end of the Isle of Palms, home to Wild Dunes private community, endured a severe erosion crisis when a shoal caused sand to wash away from the foundation of a large condominium building. The city undertook a controversial beach restoration project in the spring and summer of 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iop.net/departments/2008beachrenourishmentproject.aspx|title=Isle of Palms|work=iop.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708190509/http://www.iop.net/departments/2008beachrenourishmentproject.aspx|archive-date=2008-07-08}}</ref> which replenished the beach with dredged sand and saved the threatened structures.

In February 2019, it was reported that the city's police force was undergoing a crisis following several resignations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.live5news.com/2019/02/22/emails-detail-concern-officer-safety-resignations-isle-palms-police-department/|title=Emails detail concern for officer safety, resignations in Isle of Palms police department|work=live5news.com|date=February 22, 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223015607/http://www.live5news.com/2019/02/22/emails-detail-concern-officer-safety-resignations-isle-palms-police-department/|archive-date=2019-02-23}}</ref>

On April 7, 2023, 6 people were injured in a mass shooting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Kaitlin |date=2023-04-07 |title=Senior skip day shooting sees Isle of Palms beachgoers gunned down |url=https://www.newsweek.com/senior-skip-day-shooting-sees-isle-palms-beachgoers-gunned-down-1793249 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>

=== County parks ===
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccprc.com|title=Charleston County Parks and Recreation - Official Website|work=ccprc.com}}</ref> operates numerous facilities within Charleston County including Isle of Palms County Park.

Marinas and boat landings:
* Cooper River Marina
* Multiple county-wide boat landings