Awendaw, SC
Music connected to Awendaw
About Awendaw
- • Ronnie McDowell, a country music artist known for Elvis tributes, resides in Awendaw.
- • Sweetgrass basket weaving, a significant African cultural art, has strong roots here.
- • Highway 17's development boosted Awendaw's accessibility and connected the community.
- • Rumor holds that Blackbeard the Pirate once hid treasure along Awendaw's coast.
- • Hurricanes have repeatedly impacted Awendaw, shaping its coastal resilience strategies.
- • Named from the Sewee word meaning 'small place by the water,' established circa 1706.
- • With roughly 1,400 residents, Awendaw is smaller than many Charleston suburbs.
- • Sitting at 13 feet above sea level, it's vulnerable to tidal flooding events.
- • Many Awendaw residents work in timber, agriculture, and tourism-related industries.
- • Awendaw offers a peaceful, outdoorsy vibe, with nature's beauty calming the spirit.
- • The Charleston RiverDogs, a local baseball team, once had Bill Murray as 'Director of Fun'.
- • Francis Marion, the 'Swamp Fox,' used the Awendaw area as refuge during the Revolution.
Songs About Awendaw
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