The Seashore Farmers’ Lodge, located in the Sol Legare community on James Island has recently been restored as a cultural museum that is also open to the public. Built in 1915, The Lodge was established for a fraternal organization and mutual aid society known as the Sol Legare Seashore Farmers’ Lodge No. 767. Its importance to the Lowcountry African American community was compelling, as it provided health and life insurance to it’s members. Organizations like these were very popular in the early 20th century and provided a close community and support system for its members.

Over the past few decades, The Lodge became increasingly unstable and was deemed unusable after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Since then, restoration efforts have tried to help restore The Lodge but it wasn’t until it was featured on the reality show Flip This House that it was finally able to reopen as a cultural museum.

A trip to The Seashore Farmers’ Lodge will provide a captivating look into the decades of community ties that were built in the Sol Legare community during the early 20th century as it its walls truly encompass the heart and soul of the South.

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