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Spring Island is a nature preserve and island residential community in Beaufort County, South Carolina. [1] [2] It is a 3000-acre coastal Sea Island consists of live oak forest interwoven with waterfront homes. [3] [4]

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  1. ↑ Manetti, Michelle (10 May 2013). "Waterfront Home In South Carolina Has Modern Elegance And Old World Charm". The Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ Chen, Stefanos (26 November 2014). "Bank of America's Kenneth Lewis Selling South Carolina House". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ken Lewis Selling South Carolina Island Getaway at a Loss". Bloomberg Businessweek. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Greek Revival in South Carolina". The Wall Street Journal. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Bob (14 March 2015). "South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel releases list of "30 Best You Can Play"". The Post and Courier . Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nature center". Spring Island Realty. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Spring Island developer, Greenville developer pair up for Beaufort Downtown Marina project". The Beaufort Gazette . Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Spring Island". www.southeastdiscovery.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

Coordinates: 32°19′34″N80°49′26″W / 32.326°N 80.824°W / 32.326; -80.824

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