Isle Of Palms Firsts
First Inhabitants
Sewee Indians
First Name of Island
Hunting Island
First Title Owner of Island
Thomas Holton of Barbados
- 1696
First Home Built on Island
Summer Residence of the Nicholas Sottile family
- 1898
First Called Isle of Palms
Named by Dr. Joseph S. Lawrence to attract tourists
- 1898
First Official Transportation to IOP
Charleston and Seashore Railroad Company Chartered a ferryboat in Charleston to a trolley in Mt Pleasant that crossed the Intracoastal Waterway, continued through Sullivan's Island and onto Isle of Palms
- Circa 1898
First Leisure Excursion to IOP
Passengers of the Charleston and Seashore Railroad Company
- July 28, 1898
First Post Office
Inside Hudson's Pavilion
- August 5, 1913
First Paperboy
George Wurthmann
- 1933
First Bikini on IOP
- Fourth of July Weekend - 1965
First Person to Cast a Vote on IOP
Wiley G. Horne
- July 11, 1950
First Policeman/Also Fire Chief
Eddie Walters, known as "Chief"
- 1945
First Mayor of IOP
Walter I. Chapman, Jr. elected to office
- May 31, 1952
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First Act/Law Passed by the City of IOP
Automobiles banned from beach
First Automobile Bridge Over Breach Inlet
Wooden Bridge was built to replace trolley trestle
- 1926
First Filling Station
Mr. Leo Hendrickson's filling station and general repair
- 1935
First Airstrip and Landing Field
1,800 by 135 foot strip along the inland waterway
- completed August, 1951
First Woman Mayor
Carmen R. Bunch elected to office
- 1986
First Full Time Fire Chief
Larry Britton
- 1987
First Resort
Isle of Palms Beach and Racquet Club
- 1972
First Talk of an IOP Connector
1974
First Pharmacy
Island Pharmacy
- April 16, 1992
First Bank
Southern Bank and Trust
First Grocery Store
Isle of Palms Food Store
First Restaurant
Huck's
- 1940
First Church
First United Methodist Church, 12 21st Avenue
First Civic Club on IOP
Isle of Palms Exchange Club
- 1948
First Direct Link to IOP
Isle of Palms Connector
October 2, 1993
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