Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2020

36 www.ReadMPM.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature Plantation. Shortly before the war, one ship that was built there, Liberty, depicted on its bow a likeness of William Pitt, the outspoken member of Parliament who advocated for the colonists. James Hibben purchased a portion of Motte’s Mount Pleasant Plantation in 1770 and began a ferry service connecting Shem Creek with peninsular Charleston, docking downtown at the foot of Queen Street. The fare on these barges was 33 cents per person; carriages were 75 cents or $1.75 (two- and four-wheeled respectively). Ferries to Georgetown also left from Shem Creek twice a week. Ferry service to downtown Charleston was also available at Haddrell’s Point. It was the terminus for the Georgetown Highway, part of the King’s Highway from Virginia (which included present-day Coleman Boulevard). On his famous trip to the Lowcountry in 1791, President George Washington took a ferry from Haddrell’s Point into the city. A few decades later, John C. Calhoun accompanied President James Monroe downtown by ferry. Haddrell’s Point served another important function during the Revolutionary War. A battery with 1,700 men and four 18-pound cannons was constructed in December 1775 by local militia. Six months later, it afforded back-up protection during the famous British attack on Sullivan’s Island where British forces were halted at Breach Inlet and Fort Moultrie. During their subsequent occupation of Charles Town in 1780, 2,500 British soldiers took possession of Haddrell’s Point and used it as a prison for captured Patriots; a house at 111 Hibben Street became British headquarters. Some prisoners were kept at nearby homes but were allowed to wander six miles in any direction as long as they didn’t cross water. Shortly before the war, 100 acres of land bordering Mount Pleasant Plantation were purchased by Jonathan Scott, an Englishman, who developed a small residential community he named Greenwich Village. This was the birth of the Old Village we know today. Which best describes your tax advisor relationship? • Tax saver or Tax preparer? • Proactive or Reactive? • Year-round help or Once-a-year tax prep? • Makes deadline or CRISIS? OTHER CPAs Same old approach! Upgrade your CPA. Shouldn’t you be going in a different direction by now? On average, clients who proactively plan with us, save $4,811 more annually in income taxes. Certified Public Accountants and Advisors West Ashley (843) 266-5400 Mount Pleasant (843) 881-4477 North Charleston (843) 308-1886 McCayKiddy.com ®