Botany Bay

Botany Bay is a 3,363-acre wildlife preserve located on Edisto Island. Its deed was transferred to the state after former owner John Meyer illegally built a pond on the property. In order to avoid repercussions, he offered to give South Carolina the land upon his and his wife's death. A deal was struck and in 1988 the Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area was born. (Source: SCIWAY South Carolina Information Highway, http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/botany-bay.html)