The Island is a very singular one.
Others, before and after Poe, have been captivated by "the Island." For a long time, Sullivan\'s Island was the only Charleston-area beach resort, and its importance in the nation\'s history gave it a special signifi.
Edgar Allan Poe\'s terse description, from his story The Gold Bug, is essentially as true today as when it was written.
Its breadth at no point exceeds a quarter of a mile.
It consists of little else than the sea sand and is about three miles long.
The Island is a very singular one