2008 Hot Retirement Towns

Hollywood/Meggett, South Carolina
THOUGH IT WAS SHEER ers cast ballots to incorporate. Only sight of the small, working-class town
coincidence, the tiny hamlet one person voted against the plan. but still within the municipality, this
of Hollywood, South Carolina, for a Several names were considered before high-end development oﬀers marsh
few months at least, became a much Hollywood was suggested, because of and river views in a secure community
smaller version of the West Coast city the large amount of holly that grows environment. Stono Ferry is a popular
of the same name. In the early 1980s, wild in the area, or after the one bedroom community for Charleston,
the town was used as the backdrop for business in what had just become the which has seen property values sky-
the made-for-TV ﬁlm “Queen,” the rocket over the last decade.
sequel to “Roots.” “In the early 1980s, the Meggett was established in 1905
Determined not to be changed by and incorporated in 1976. In the
its brief encounter with fame, as soon
town was used as the
early days, its economy was based on
as the movie crews packed up and
headed west, Hollywood reverted to
backdrop for the made-
agriculture, and several truck farmers,
whose major crops included cabbage
the sleepy, little town it has been for
for-TV ﬁlm “Queen,”
and potatoes, formed a consortium for
200 years. marketing their produce. The South
Now all that is changing. Because
the sequel to “Roots.”
Carolina Produce Association lasted
of the vast amounts of undeveloped until the mid-1930s. At one time,
property adjacent to marsh and water town–Hollywood Drugs–or because Meggett was the cabbage capital of the
in and around the town, the Holly- someone liked movies. world.
wood/Meggett area is rapidly becom- Nevertheless, Hollywood is now Residents of Hollywood and
ing a favorite of developers. a thriving small town. The biggest Meggett have the best of both worlds:
Hollywood came to be on Nov. 22, draw for newcomers is the new Stono the peace of rural living with the big-
1949, when 23 of 50 registered vot- Ferry development. Located beyond city conveniences of nearby Charleston.
At A Glance
Hollywood/Meggett, SC
Population: 4,307 (Hollywood);
1,344 (Meggett)
Average Temp: 76 F
Average Age: 37 (Hollywood)
44 (Meggett)
Nearest Hospital:
Roper-St. Francis Healthcare
Nearest Major Airport:
Charleston International Airport
Hollywood Info:
Charleston County
www.charlestoncounty.org
(843) 889-3222
Meggett Info:
Meggett Town Hall
www.meggettsc.com
(843) 889-3622
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