Goat Island (South Carolina)

Last updated

Goat Island is an island located between Mt. Pleasant and Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States, on the Intracoastal Waterway. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the region, being only as large as a neighborhood street.

Inhabitants

According to legend, in 1931, a married couple from Charleston, Blanche and Henry Holloway, moved to the island to escape the strictures of contemporary society, where they lived in isolation, with a herd of goats, for over 30 years. [1] In 1961, the Holloways accepted a small hut as a gift from concerned neighbours; however Henry Holloway, known as the Goat Man, soon contracted pneumonia and died. Blanche Holloway survived alone on Goat Island for nearly a year after Henry's death; she died from burns caused by a wood-burning stove that was also a gift from the neighbours. [1]

Related Research Articles

USS <i>Housatonic</i> (1861) Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy

USS Housatonic was a screw sloop-of-war of the United States Navy, gaining its namesake from the Housatonic River of New England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arctic Archipelago</span> Group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of northern Canada

The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland and Iceland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Isle, Maine</span> Town in the state of Maine, United States

Grand Isle is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. The village of Grand Isle is in the northwestern part of the town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avalon</span> Legendary island featured in Arthurian legend

Avalon is a mythical island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appeared in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae as a place of magic where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made and later where Arthur was taken to recover from being gravely wounded at the Battle of Camlann. Since then, the island has become a symbol of Arthurian mythology, similar to Arthur's castle of Camelot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lochaber</span> Ward management area of the Highland Council

Lochaber is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creation of Quoad Sacra parishes in the 19th century. Lochaber once extended from the Northern shore of Loch Leven, a district called Nether Lochaber, to beyond Spean Bridge and Roybridge, which area is known as Brae Lochaber or Braigh Loch Abar in Gaelic. Lochaber is now also used to refer to a much wider area, one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region. The main town of Lochaber is Fort William.

The Flannan Isles or the Seven Hunters are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately 32 kilometres west of the Isle of Lewis. They may take their name from Saint Flannan, the 7th century Irish preacher and abbot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guadalupe Island</span> Mexican island in the Pacific Ocean

Guadalupe Island is a volcanic island located 241 kilometres off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and about 400 km (200 nmi) southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean. The various volcanoes are extinct or dormant. In 2005 Guadalupe Island and its surrounding waters and islets were declared a biosphere reserve to restore its vegetation and to protect its population of marine mammals and birds. The island is a popular destination for great white shark cage diving. Guadalupe Island is inhabited only by scientists, military personnel operating a weather station, and a small group of seasonal fishermen. The island is mostly arid and has very little surface water.

Cara Island is a small island which is located off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blanche of Lancaster</span> 14th-century English noblewoman

Blanche of Lancaster was a member of the English royal House of Plantagenet and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, and the grandmother of King Henry V of England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Phipps Jr.</span> American entrepreneur (1839–1930)

Henry Phipps Jr. was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company. He was also a successful real estate investor. After selling his stock in Carnegie Steel, he devoted a great deal of his time and money to philanthropic works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of the Isle of Man</span> National coat of arms of the Isle of Man

The Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man, blazoned Gules three legs in armour flexed at the knee and conjoined at the thigh, all proper, garnished and spurred or, dates from the late 13th century. The present version dates from 12 July 1996. As the Isle of Man is a Crown dependency and the present Lord of Man is King Charles III of the United Kingdom, the arms are more accurately described as the Arms of His Majesty in right of the Isle of Man. The origin of the triskeles is obscure, but it appears to stem from the Scottish takeover of the island in 1265. The heraldic supporters are birds associated with the island, whilst the motto first appears on record in the 17th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peanut Island</span> Island in West Palm Beach, United States

Peanut Island is a 79-acre (0.32 km2) island at the mouth of the Lake Worth Inlet in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The island was created by dredging-related projects in 1918 which also created the inlet and the Port of Palm Beach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Three Sisters Islands (New York)</span>

The Three Sisters Islands are islands which lie off the south shoreline of Goat Island. The islands are part of Niagara Falls, New York.

WWCH is an American radio station, licensed to Clarion, Pennsylvania, the seat of government for Clarion County. WWCH is licensed to operate at a maximum power output of 850 watts. WWCH has a classic country format, simulcast with WKFT in Strattanville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horse Island, Summer Isles</span>

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rysa Little</span>

Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.

Rabbitt Island is a small island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island. Roger Williams received the island from Chief Canonicus' wife as a gift for a place to raise his goats. Richard Smith, who built Smith's Castle, later owned the island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peak Wildlife Park</span> Zoo in Staffordshire, England

Peak Wildlife Park is a zoo in central England. The nearest towns are Leek, Ashbourne and Stoke-on-Trent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bucinch</span> Island in Scotland

Bucinch or Buc-Innis is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pink House (Charleston, South Carolina)</span>

Pink House is a historic house and art gallery at 17 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and is the second oldest residence in Charleston after the Col. William Rhett House.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Lingering Legend of Goat Island - Isle of Palms Magazine". isleofpalmsmagazine.com. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

32°48′23″N79°45′57″W / 32.8062867°N 79.7659144°W / 32.8062867; -79.7659144