Palms airstrip and landing field was completed by the South Carolina Aeronautical Commission. Te 1,800-foot by 135- foot runway featured a crushed oyster shell surface. On Jan. 13, 1953, the island was incor- porated as the Town of Isle of Palms, with Walter I. Chapman Jr. as its first mayor. A total of 189 residents turned out to vote at the Isle of Palms Exchange Club, with 121 favoring incorpo- ration and 68 voting against.
Te famous Isle
of Palms fishing pier, built by Te Beach Company, was opened to the public on front
the Atlantic Ocean. Te concession building at the shore end of the pier
beach July 3, 1953. At the time it was the longest fishing pier in South Carolina, reaching 1,000 feet into
offered fishing equipment for rent or purchase, a snack bar and restrooms. Fishing privileges were 65 cents per day, and the pier was equipped with sinks for those who chose to clean their catch on the spot. Te new Breach
Inlet Bridge was completed on March 27, 1956, replac- ing the 30-year-old wooden bridge that connected Sullivan’s Island to the Isle of Palms. Te new bridge, 26 feet long, included 4.5-foot sidewalks on either side for pedestrians and fishermen.
In 1972, Finch Properties purchased a 1,600-acre site on the
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