MORNING HEADLINES | Mount Pleasant honored one of its own Thursday by unveiling a life-size statue of the late Captain Wayne Magwood along Shem Creek to honor the longtime shrimper’s legacy.
Magwood’s four daughters partnered with the town to erect the statue. Magwood died unexpectedly in a 2020 auto-pedestrian accident on Coleman Boulevard. He retired from shrimping just a few months before.
“My sisters and I listened and heard many heartwarming stories and accolades from individuals during this process,” said Tressy Mellichamp, one of Magwood’s daughters. “Some we knew and some we had never heard before. But the underlying theme was that our dad touched many lives in this community and in many, many different capacities.”
Magwood served as president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association and helped launch Mount Pleasant’s Blessing of the Fleet festival, an annual event that honors the town’s shrimping and fishing industry.
The Magwood family brought the shrimping trade to Mount Pleasant in the early 20th century. Magwood’s nephew, Rocky, still operates out of Shem Creek on Magwood’s Pride and is the current president of the association.
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