The town of Awendaw has grown in popularity due to its rural beauty and proximity to booming Mount Pleasant – It even has its own bumper sticker!
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Life in the Lowcountry was forever changed in 1989 by the (at peak) Category 5, Hurricane Hugo. Spinning out 3000 tornadoes in its wake, Hugo brought unprecedented destruction to all of the Southeast. When emergency resources were doled out, less-populated areas found themselves at the end of the line.
This lack of organization and town unity alarmed Awendaw residents, and they decided to incorporate their area in order to receive better representation and emergency response. Awendaw was incorporated in 1992, just three years after Hurricane Hugo hit the coast.
Elections followed and Awendaw-native Rev. William H Alston was elected as the town's first Mayor. The emerging town began with 300 residents, and now the numbers have grown to 1200.
It is important to local officials to maintain the rural nature of Awendaw. Even though 65 percent of the land is owned by Francis Marion National Forest, developments like Bulls Bay Overlook and King Tract, threaten their goal and have caused controversy among residents.
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