Hardeeville, SC Community Culture

Tight-Knit Community For Hardeeville Real Estate Owners

Once a summer getaway for plantation owners and their families, Hardeeville, SC, has evolved into a rapidly growing area with new businesses and real estate developments. Early history dates back to the 1700’s, when Swiss Huguenots founded Purrysburg. It didn’t survive due to the competition in Savannah, but a cross still remains to remind locals and owners of Hardeeville real estate of the beginning of what would later become Hardeeville.

In the 1800’s, Isaac Hardee and his family from North Carolina founded the town. William Hardee, a local businessman and descendant of Isaac Hardee, was the founder of Hardee Station, later dropping “station” and adding “ville” to become Hardeeville. Like much of the Lowcountry, Hardeeville, SC, was destroyed during the Civil War with only a few buildings and one Methodist church surviving.

The town suffered and slowly began to prosper in the 1900’s due to lumber companies and the railroad system. Once interstate 95 opened in the 1970’s, Hardeeville, SC, started to see rapid development. Eventually, two exits were opened from I-95 running straight through Hardeeville, offering numerous accommodations, restaurants, and shopping.

With a population of about 1800 residents, this quaint community is located in Jasper County with a total population of about 16,000. Hardeeville real estate owners often greet each other and make visitors feel welcome. Locals and Hardeeville real estate owners come together for the highly anticipated annual Celebrate Hardeeville Festival, held in front of the town hall. The festival celebrates life in the Lowcountry with Lowcountry cuisine, outdoor entertainment, a catfish stew cook-off and fireworks.

Indians once frequented many parts of the Lowcountry of South Carolina and to celebrate their heritage and culture, Hardeeville hosts the annual Hardeeville Native American Powwow. The Hardeeville Native American Powwow is held every year in March at Millstone Landing Park and brings together Indian tribes from all over the area to celebrate heritage and culture with dancing, arts and crafts, food, and historic reenactments.

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