SUMNER PINGREE - The Founder of Brays Island Plantation

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 by Perry Harvey
This is Sumner and Becky Pingree who live on Brays Island Plantation and are loved by all. 

Sumner was a rancher in Cuba.  When Castro ousted Batista in 1959, Raul Castro knocked on Sumner's door and escorted him off the Island.  Sumner came to the Lowcountry and bought Brays in 1963.  After twenty-five years of farming, Sumner created this outdoor sporting community for the 325 owners.

We are indebted to Sumner for his vision in preserving the Lowcountry Plantation  with the 3,500 acre hunting and wildlife preserve and all the other amenities.  We thank him for his vision every day.

Where else is the developer of a community a permanent resident and so admired?