Daufuskie Island, South Carolina http://www.daufuskiesouthcarolina.com/

Don't Miss the Boat and Don't Miss the Party at Daufuskie Island Rum Company. It's time for the Spicy Rum Launch Party. Tours of the distillery will be $5 (bring cash) and master distiller Tony Chase will give you a great tour of how the rum is made right on Daufuskie Island. When: Saturday April 11th 2015 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Cranford Hollow will be playing Where: The Daufuskie Island Rum Co. 270 Haig Point Road, Daufuskie Island, SC 29915 (843) 342-4786 info@daufuskierum.com

The Story of Scrap Iron In the early 1900's more than 2000 black African Americans lived on Daufuskie Island. They made their living from the oyster beds that surrounded Daufuskie. Oysters were harvested, canned, and shipped all over the world. Progress came to Savannah, Georgia and factories were built along the Savannah River. The Savannah River was polluted and the pollution flowed into the oyster beds around Daufuskie. The Federal government condemned the harvesting of oysters on the Island and 2000 people were out of work in one day. The exodus began and the population dropped to around 100 people when I came to Daufuskie in the '70's. The people that stayed had to make a living another way and they all knew how to make a great corn liquor and the ladies made wines. The men would load the corn liquor in small oyster boats and row or sail it to Savannah. Sometimes it would take a day to get there. In early days they would get 5 dollars for 50 gallons, but it gav...