The Way It Was
Diary of a Kiawah Pioneer
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Story by Bill Palmer
Photos by Tina Schell
hey had taken the Jeep this morning, put the
top down and headed out for Kiawah Island.
Frank was driving, with his wife, Blanche, in
the seat next to him, and their three girls in
back. It was a flawless day, this summer Sunday in 1975, and
as they turned onto the crude, dirt road that led to the Island,
Frank noticed that his wife had taken out a spiral notepad and
was penciling away.
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