thumb|right|Exploring the marshes After the original park owner died in 1975, operations of the Riverside property were taken over by Charleston County. It eventually sold the property to a real estate company, which developed this area as a private gated community. Public access to the waterfront ended.
thumb|right|Exploring the marshes After the original park owner died in 1975 operations of the Riverside property were taken over by Charleston County It eventually sold the property to a real estate company which developed this area as a private gated community Public access to the waterfront ended