The ACE Basin area has been designated a high-priority
habitat under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan because of its
importance to migrating birds and a variety of threatened and endangered
animal species. In addition to the ecologically significant features
of the ACE Basin, which include both freshwater and saltwater marshes,
a rich historical tradition is still preserved which includes old plantation
homes, Civil War forts, historic graveyards and churches, and a thriving
Low Country culture. The coast around the ACE Basin preserves remains
of the earliest settlements in the state and highlights the significant
contributions of the black culture which dominated the area in the past
and continues today as an influential part of South Carolina society.
Background Information Description of Landforms,
Drainage Patterns, and Geologic Processes Characteristic Landforms
of the Coastal Zone
Geographic Features of Special
Interest
Carolina Grand Strand
Santee Delta
Sea Islands
Influence of Topography
on Historical Events and Cultural Trends Coastal Zone Attracts Settlers
Native American Coastal
Cultures
Early Spanish Settlements
Establishment of Santa Elena
Charles Towne: First British
Settlement
Eliza Lucas Pinckney Introduces
Indigo
Pirates: A Coastal Zone
Legacy
Charleston Under Siege During
the Civil War
The Battle of Port Royal
Sound
Black Volunteers in Union
Service on the Sea Islands
The Future of the Coast
Natural Resources, Land
Use, and Environmental Concerns Climate and Water Resources
Soil Resources of the Coastal
Zone
Issues Related to Growth
and Development
Unique Habitats of the Coastal
Zone
Fisheries and the Seafood
Industry
Study Site 9C--The ACE Basin (Wildlife & Sea Island Culture) Brief Site Description
The ACE Basin as an Important
Ecological Site
Sea Island Cotton
The Gullah Language
Stories from the Sea Island
Gullah Tradition
The Port Royal Experiment
The Penn School and Penn
Center Resource Site
Activity 9C-1: The Wildlife
District
