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Callawassie Island is one of hundreds of barrier and sea islands in the southeast corner in the outer coastal plain, making up a portion of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Callawassie Island is centrally located southwest of Beaufort, South Carolina, northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The island is ten to twelve miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean in the estuarial system of the Port Royal Sound and is entirely surrounded by salt marshes and tidal creeks. Access to Callawassie is by a half mile causeway, one mile south of SC 170, or by boat via the deep waters of the Colleton River. The island's are nestled at the confluence of the Callawassie Creek and the Little Chechessee, Okatie, and Colleton Rivers.〔Michie, James L., "An Archeological Investigation of the Cultural Resources of Callawassie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina" (1982). Research Manuscript Series. Book 168. http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/archanth_books/168〕 With five miles of waterfront on the salt marshes of the Port Royal Sound Basin, Callawassie Island is a major supporter of the state-of-the-art Maritime Center, run by the Port Royal Sound Foundation located on Lemon Island. Archeological and site surveys reveal that the island was inhabited approximately 4,000 years ago.〔http://www.bcgov.net/departments/Administrative/beaufort-county-council/comprehensive-plan/2010-comprehensive-plan.php (2010-2-2.1)〕〔Brooks, Mark J. "Preliminary Archeological Investigations at the Callawassie Island Burial Mound (38BU19). Beaufort County, South Carolina" (1982). Research Manuscript Series. Book 177. http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/archanth_books/177〕 In 1897, archeologists discovered prehistoric burial mounds. 102 sites have been identified and added to the National Register of Historic Places since then. The island is also home to the Callawassie Sugar Works (Sugar Mill Tabby Ruins), the only sugar mill ruins known to exist in South Carolina.〔Library of Congress (USA), Historic American Buildings Survey, Callawassie Sugar Works〕〔Mashaun, Simon, ''Sugar Mill's History Revealed'', The Island Packet, July 8, 2002〕〔http://www.nwf.org/community. Action report: October/November 2006〕 In 2006, Callawassie Island was designated as South Carolina's first Community Wildlife Habitat (the 15th in the nation) with more than 200 residences being certified as Backyard Wildlife Habitats.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List of Community Habitats )〕 The owners of 717 homes and home sites have access to 33 lagoons, three parks, one butterfly garden, and three rookeries, as well as a 27-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio, six Har-Tru tennis courts, two pools, two clubhouses, two kayak launch docks, and three community fishing/crabbing docks, which also provide boat slips for both long-term and daily dockage.〔 == Geography and topography == The South Carolina coastal area known as the "Lowcountry" is geographically composed of: multiple sea islands, deep natural harbors, meandering estuaries which extend for miles inland, and tidal marshlands, populated by unique flora, as well as reptilian and aquatic ecosystems. Adjacent islands include: Spring, Lemon, and Daws Islands which are settled as well as Wim's, Crane, and Rose Islands which are uninhabited. Surrounding waters include: the Colleton and Okatie Rivers and Little Chechessee and Callawassie Creeks.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Callawassie Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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