Appalachians since the area had been in a drought preceding the cyclone. Long-term impact Edisto Beach, South Carolina was changed forever by Gracie, due to human efforts to renourish the beach after its passage. Most of the shell hash beach currently at Edisto was placed there after Gracie. In order to expand the beach, an inland marsh was excavated and moved to the shoreline. This created highly desirable beach front property which led to new development along the coast seaward of Palmetto Boulevard, but also created an environmental catastrophe along the nearby ocean floor. A species of isopod which grows in coastal estuaries, the Cyathura Polita, disappeared after the passage of this hurricane from the Ashepoo River in South Carolina. The Kermadec petrel, a bird, was swept to Lookout Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania during Gracie, marking the first time it appeared in North America. See also List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes List of United States hurricanes References External links Hurricane Gracie Information (archived) Gracie 1959 Gracie 1959 Gracie 1959 Gracie 1959 Gracie 1959 1959 in South Carolina 1959 in Tennessee 1959 in Virginia 1959 in the Bahamas Gracie 1959 1959 in the Caribbean 1959 natural disasters in the United States ca:Plantilla:Huracans Atlàntics retirats simple:Template:Retired Atlantic hurricanes