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| Eventually, in the 1950s, pollution closed the oyster beds and the island's economy declined.<ref>Burn, p.441</ref> Electricity came to the island in 1953 and telephones in 1972;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daufuskiemuseum.org/island-history.html|title=Island History|website=Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017020...useum.org/island-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> however, with few opportunities for work, the population shrank to less than a hundred people, leaving a legacy of rich Gullah history. In the 1980s developers started making plans to make Daufuskie Island a residential development destination, and the planned developments of [[Bloody Point, South Carolina|Bloody Point]], Melrose, [[Haig Point Club|Haig Point]], and Oakridge were born. Despite this progress and development, the island's historic district has remained untouched to preserve the [[Gullah]] culture, and today the entire island is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. | Eventually, in the 1950s, pollution closed the oyster beds and the island's economy declined.<ref>Burn, p.441</ref> Electricity came to the island in 1953 and telephones in 1972;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daufuskiemuseum.org/island-history.html|title=Island History|website=Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017020...useum.org/island-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> however, with few opportunities for work, the population shrank to less than a hundred people, leaving a legacy of rich Gullah history. In the 1980s developers started making plans to make Daufuskie Island a residential development destination, and the planned developments of [[Bloody Point, South Carolina|Bloody Point]], Melrose, [[Haig Point Club|Haig Point]], and Oakridge were born. Despite this progress and development, the island's historic district has remained untouched to preserve the [[Gullah]] culture, and today the entire island is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
| On April 27, 2024 the largest wedding in the history of the island took place. #gobirds | |
| ==Industry== | ==Industry== |
Okumaya devam et...