Photo Tour of Sandy Island
Photos by Mike Covington - Low Country Photos
Sandy Island is a 9000 acre island and is a small community in Georgetown County, South Carolina, and a larger island between the Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers that has been preserved as a refuge and nature center. The small community is mostly made up by descendants of former slaves. The only way to get to the island is by boat. There is a "School Boat" http://www.lowcountryphotos.com/Tours/Photo-Tour-of-Sandy-Island/i-tnGQhLx/0/XL/LCP19640-XL.jpg children use to commute to the mainland every day during the school year. Workers commute to jobs using their personal boats. There is one general store (Pyatt's General Store) on the island and a church and fire station. There are no paved roads.
Below you will see photos taken on a tour arranged by Ron Blanchard of Myrtle Beach Camera Club and conducted by:
Rommy L. Pyatt
843-408-7187
E-Mail: Romlaspya@hotmail.com
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The view of the marina from Sandy Island
Old school house that is no longer used
Old school house playground
Tattered drapes in abandoned home
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Front of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
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Tour boat to get to Sandy Island
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Old school house that is no longer used
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Front of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
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The is the bus the kids take everyday to get to mainland to go to school.
Old school house that is no longer used
Abandoned Home doorway on Sandy Island
Back of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
New Bethel Baptist Church on Sandy Island
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Old school house that is no longer used
Old school house that is no longer used
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Side of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
New Bethel Baptist Church on Sandy Island
Sand everywhere
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Old school house that is no longer used
Old school house outhouse
Abandoned Home in black and white
Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Front Porch of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
Front Porch of Abandoned Home on Sandy Island
View from Sandy Island
This is the only store on Sandy Island
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