NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through WCSC's website.
Mosquito Beach has now been added to the National Register of Historic Places. By late March or early April, a marker will be placed in the area, officially recognizing it as an important site in history. The National Park Service has awarded a grant to preserve this area, as an important site from America's past.
WCSC writer, Ann Mcgill, covers in her article, "During segregation in the south, blacks could not go to the same beaches as whites. So that meant popular spots like Folly Beach, were off limits to African Americans. Instead, blacks who lived on and near James Island, went to a place called Mosquito Beach." Mosquito Beach is located in the Sol Legare community. If you’d like to know more about Mosquito Beach, the Historic Charleston Foundation is hosting a lecture. It takes place February 20, from 6 p.m. to 7pm at 40 East Bay Street in Charleston.To read more on Mosquito Beach, click here.