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Welcome to the Website of the Morris Island Coalition
Dedicated to Protecting Historic Morris Island

 

Opportunity to Save
Historic Morris Island

In the News...

Editorial: Morris Island Saved - 2/3/06
Charleston Post and Courier

Land deal will preserve Morris Island - 2/2/06
Associated Press

Land deal to protect historic Morris Island - 2/2/06/06
Charleston Post and Courier

The Great State of Charleston - 2/1/06
Charleston City Paper

New Battle Fought for Morris Island - 1/29/06
Charleston Post and Courier

Lawmakers Urge Preservation of Morris Island - 1/24/06
AP

Plan Urged to Protect Morris Island - 1/24/06
Charleston Post and Courier

Funding Cooperation Essential to Morris Island’s Future - 1/17/06
Charleston Post and Courier

Morris Island Important to All of Us - 1/16/06
Richard Moe

Morris Island Plan Faces Major Foe - 1/13/06
Charleston Post and Courier

Honor and Preserve the Past by Saving Morris Island - 1/11/06
Glenn F. McConnell

Trying to Keep History Afloat 1/09/06
Charleston Post and Courier

A Campaign for Morris Island - 1/2/06
Post and Courier Editorial

Trust for Public Land: Conserve Morris Island for All People - 12/29/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Readers Sound Off Against Morris Island Development - 12/27/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Historical Observations on the Significance of Morris Island - 12/25/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Mayor: Governments Must Move Quickly for Preservation of Morris Island - 12/25/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Editorial: Preserve Morris Island - 12/25/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Builder Says Morris Island Plans Open - 12/23/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Developer Has Contract to Buy Historic Morris Island - 12/22/05
Associated Press

To Grow or Protect - 12/22/05
Charleston City Paper

Morris Island May See Growth - 12/22/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Developer Plans to Buy Civil War Battle Site - 12/22/05
The State

Civil War Sites in the U.S. Attract New Guardians: Developers - 11/18/05
Bloomberg News Service

What Price Glory? A Housing Development Threatens Morris Island - 07/01/05
Smithsonain Magazine

Article and Photo Essay Explore the Plight of Endangered Civil War Battlefields, Including Morris Island - 04/01/05
National Geographic Magazine

Editorial Calls for Preservation of Morris Island - 03/02/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Morris Island again on at-risk poll: Trust lists battlefields losing war with time - 02/24/05
Charleston Post and Courier

The battle without bullets: S.C. to relive the day the Union recaptured Fort Sumter- 02/18/05
The State

Civil War Island Doesn't Sell on EBay - 02/17/05
Preservation Magazine


Re-enactors join battle to preserve Morris Island - 02/17/05

Charleston Post and Courier

Isle by myself: Pricey private hideaways offer seclusion, beauty - 02/03/05
Wilmington Star-News

In the market for Morris Island? - 01/29/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Developer Lists Historic Site on EBay - 01/28/05
Charleston Post and Courier

Historic S.C. island up for sale on eBay: Morris Island was site of key Civil War battle - 01/27/05
The State

Letters to the editor - Morris Island Sacred - 06/08/04
Charleston Post and Courier

Morris Island development a good example of a bad idea (Adobe Acrobat File) - 04/28/2004
Charleston Post and Courier

Opinion Editorial - All governments should back Morris Island Protection - 04/16/2004
Charleston Post and Courier

Barrier Island devlopment may be an expensive lesson,"Do you know your Charleston" Part 2of a 3 part series - 04/15/2004
Charelston Post and Courier

Charleston City Council unanimously opposed to development on Morris Island 04/14/04
Charleston Post and Courier

Speaking up to Save Morris Island, Editorial - 04/09/2004
Charleston Post and Courier

In a unanimous vote, James Island Town Council opposes the Morris island development plan! Click here to read full story - 04/07/2004
Charleston Post and Courier

Letters to the Editor (Adobe Acrobat File)- 04/01/2004
James Island Journal

Its called a barrier island for a reason, "Do you know your Charleston" Part 1 of a 3 part series - 04/01/2001
Charleston Post and Courier


Issues and Talking Points...

Learn about the Issues Involved at Morris Island.

Statement of Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of National Park Service, regarding Morris Island.


Get Involved...

Indicate your Support for Morris Island by Signing an Online Petition.

Send a Letter to the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control.

Volunteer for the Morris Island Coalition by e-mailing info@morrisisland.org.

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