Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2019

192 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com real estate based on his time there. The most famous of these works, “The Gold Bug,” originally published in 1843, is set on Sullivan’s Island and references Fort Moultrie. It follows the character William Legrand, who has been bitten by a gold-colored bug and begins to behave irrationally, convinced that the bug is the secret to finding a hidden treasure and recovering his squandered family fortune. One passage from the short story describes Sullivan’s Island: “The island is a very singular one. It consists of little else than the sea sand, and is about three miles long. … It is separated from the main land by a scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way through a wilderness of reeds and slime. The vegetation, as might be supposed, is scant, or at least dwarfish. Miserable frame buildings, tenanted during summer by fugitives from Charleston dust and fever, may be found.” Poe’s other stories referencing Sullivan’s Island and Charleston include “The Balloon- Hoax” and “The Oblong Box.” OLD VILLAGE POST HOUSE A website called hauntedplaces.org mentions that the Old Village Post House, the former restaurant and inn located at 101 Pitt St., was featured in the 2001 book “Haunted Inns of the Southeast” by Sheila Turnage under its previous business name of Guilds Inn. It suggests that a previous owner Captain Samuel Guilds still haunted the place and that the best time to see him was during a full moon. Another ghost sightings website, frightfind.com, lists the Old Village Post House as reputedly haunted. Unfortunately, the Old Village Post House is now closed and there is no one presently occupying the building to either confirm or deny whether there is still any reported paranormal activity. So, feel free to let your imagination run wild. Old Village Post House Photo provided by Old Village Post House. At The Real Estate Firm, our team will TACKLE the hurdles of real estate to get you to your GOAL line, every time.