Gertrude and Gilbert Parks bought Cat Island of the South Carolina coast to found an alternative community. 1 Baring Witness America’s first nudist colony had a South Carolina address BY LEE BAXANDALL The island was purchased for $12,000. It later became the location of, Sea Island Santuary, believed to be the first naturist community in the United States 2This Beaufort County island was home to nation’s first nudist colony
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