Lowcountry groups work to preserve historic Phillips Community
VIDEO: Local groups work to preserve historic Phillips Community By Paola Tristan Arruda | February 10, 2021 at 9:01 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 4:30 AM
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A group of Lowcountry non-profit organizations are working to preserve one of Charleston Countyâs historic African American settlement communities.
Recently, the Preservation Society of Charleston, Coastal Conservation League, and Historic Charleston Foundation received a grant to nominate the Phillips Community in Mt. Pleasant to the National Register of Historic Places.
Residents in the community say they are currently threatened by a Charleston County proposal to widen Highway 41.
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