Water behind Tanner Plantation
Hanahan is the hidden gem of the
Charleston area. Homes are
reasonably priced, and you can find both older neighborhoods with large trees
and established yards, as well as new communities with the most modern styles. The town has one high school, and one
middle school, so the students experience the small town community. Many of the students that live in the
older sections of Hanahan can walk to school. A new town library is being built near the area that
includes the new town amphitheater and the boat entrance to Goose Creek
reservoir. I have read that the
reservoir, which provides the drinking water, is also one of the most alligator
filled areas in South Carolina. I
don’t know if that is true, but my friends that boat on the reservoir say they
would never swim in the water due to the large number of gators.
Hanahan is bordered by the old
Naval Weapons Station, which still houses a brig, and a submarine school. Many people that live in Hanahan work
for the government, either through the base, or Boeing. Hanahan is conveniently located to the
airport and is only about 20 minutes from down town Charleston and the beaches.
Hanahan doesn’t have many walking
trails, but there are sidewalks through much of the neighborhoods of the older
sections of town. Boaters can launch at the Goose Creek reservoir from Madeline
Ave. and float all the way to the Cooper River, or just fish and explore. Several neighborhoods border the
reservoir, including Eagle Landing and Indigo Island Reserve. Tanner plantation has many new homes,
and an entire community is being developed in the Tanner area with a grocery
store, daycare, restaurants, and newer apartments. These apartments have a nature trail that I have explored
often. From the crab dock at the
end of this trail I have fished, viewed sunsets and watched a young alligator
nearly walk across the water to grab my husbands fishing bob. The young gater finally grew tired of
the game, released the line and swam away.
South Carolina is known
for its old plantation homes, and Hanahan had one as well. Yeamans Hall Plantation was established
in 1674 when the Lady Margaret Yeamans received a land grant of 1,070 acres
from the Lords Proprietors. A home
was built the same year. After passing through many owners, in the early
1900’s, the land was purchased to build a golf course on what was going to be a
winter resort. The golf course and
club house were opened in 1926 and still exists today as a private golf course. I drove down Yeamans Hall Rd and after
crossing the railroad tracks I was stopped at the entrance to the golf
course. I told the men working at
the gate that I had driven past this road many times and had no idea this place
was here. One man laughed and said
it had been here a long time. The
other agreed with me, he had lived in Hanahan his whole life and never knew the
golf course was here. He thought
monks lived down this Spanish moss covered drive before he had started working
on the grounds. The property seems
peaceful enough for monks, but any meditation practiced here includes
concentrating on hitting a little white ball far and accurately.
These last three pictures were taken at the new Hanahan Amphitheater during the Red, White and Blue festival. Many booths and venders were set up selling crafts, bands played and children from a local dance studio performed. We enjoyed everything including the car show.
Some of the neighborhoods
in Hanahan include Belvedere Estates, Belvedere Heights, Eagle Landing,
Ortranto, Mossy Creek, Tanner Plantation and Yeamans Park. Don’t forget to visit my web page and search for homes there, or call me if you have any questions at all!
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