49 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com In 1663, Lord Craven, along with seven other lords proprietors, was rewarded a massive charter of land in return for his loyalty and fealty to England’s King Charles II. Craven’s grant, which stretched along the coast from North Carolina to Georgia, included a 140-acre plot that hugged the Southern banks of the Sampit River opposite from the port city of Georgetown, which was founded decades later, in 1729. In the mid-2000s, Maryville Partners planned and developed that parcel of land into 292 lots within an aptlynamed neighborhood called Craven’s Grant. They then built roads and curbs, entitled the land, planted oak trees, installed water and sewer pipes and erected gates. In 2024, they met with president and CEO of ERA All photos courtesy of CravensGrant.net. BY SARAH ROSE Georgetown’s next crown jewel of waterfront development Craven’s Grant
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