Small Coastal Town's Favorite Antique Bookstore

There are few things that will tell you more about a town than a look into their most prized bookstore; in Beaufort that esteemed centerpiece is the well-known and well-visited McIntosh books. Travelers who regularly visit the town are drawn to the bookstore and after learning about the hospitality and history of the culture, often determine that their life may be better lived here in the Lowcountry. Wilson McIntosh has made it his job to not only find literary treasures, but to act as a local historian and preservationist; gathering and protecting genealogy’s, anthologies and guiding records that serve as bastion of heritage for our small but proud community. One of the most commented on areas of the book store is not the extensive hunting section, or the extremely rare section or even the civil war area, but the outdoor book section where inexpensive books can be purchased through the honor system by passers-by at any hour of the day. This store is a symbol of the town, where generosity of spirit and trust in the fellows around can flourish and support the community we love and grow here in Beaufort.