Historic Phillips Community Threatened - Charleston Preservation Society

Historic Phillips Community Threatened

Highway 41 | Mount Pleasant, SC

A current Charleston County proposal to widen Highway 41 in Mount Pleasant would negatively and irreparably affect the Phillips community, an intact African American settlement community founded in the late-19th century. Join the PSC in opposing the proposed Alternative 1 in favor of Alternative 7A that would relieve congestion and improve safety without adversely impacting this important, historic community.

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September 10 | Last Day to Submit Comments to Charleston County Council is September 11

August 26 | Alert: Historic Phillips Community Threatened

Charleston County decides on 5-lane Highway 41 through historic Phillips community

Editorial: Don’t widen SC Highway 41 through historic Phillips community

Commentary: Why would a wider road through the Phillips community be any different?

Highway 41 and the Phillips Community: ‘This Area Fits the People Who Live Here’

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