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On the May River · Bluffton, South Carolina

First Baptist Church in Bluffton, an A-frame church with a tall white steeple under moss-draped live oaks

First Baptist Church. The A-frame church under the live oaks. 168,195 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2013

Map of Old Town Bluffton with the Heyward House pinned just north of the May River

Where it is. The pin is the Heyward House, in the middle of Old Town, a short walk from the river. Tap the map to open it in Google Maps. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Location: Calhoun Street & the May River, Bluffton

Best For: Historic houses, the town dock, a slow walk

The Archive: 7 photos · 692,683 views on Google Maps

The May River seen from the rocky shore at the foot of Calhoun Street in Bluffton

The Heyward House in Old Town Bluffton, a raised house with a wide porch, rocking chairs, and azaleas under moss-draped oaks

Campbell Chapel AME Church in Bluffton, a white board-and-batten chapel with a columned porch and brick steps

The May River at the Bluffton Oyster Factory, with the public pier stretching out over the water

Old Town is Bluffton's historic heart — a few shaded streets between May River Road and the river itself. Calhoun Street runs down to the water, white churches stand under the live oaks, and a working oyster house still works the riverbank at the end of Wharf Street. Most of these photos come from one long March day in 2013, walked with a camera. One nearby storefront has a page of its own: the Downtown Deli on May River Road.

Key Takeaways

Calhoun Street is Old Town's main street; it ends at a public dock on the May River.
The Heyward House, built in 1841, is Old Town's house museum and welcome center.
Six of these seven photos were taken on a single day — March 26, 2013.