Jay Tracey is the owner and Broker of Exit Realty The Tracey Group in the metro Charleston area. Jay has been a Real Estate Specialist for well over a decade. Exit Realty The Tracey Group, our agents are knowledgeable and experienced in investments properties, relocation and commercial ventures. Jay and his wife Cheryl moved to the warmer climate of the south from Minnesota in 1998. They have 10 beautiful grandchildren. Jay is a part of the Folly turtle team and helps to preserve the beautiful coastal beaches of Folly Beach with his wife Cheryl. He is also a member of the Folly Beach business Association. To contact Jay please email Jay@TheTraceyGroup.com or visit our website at www.FollyBeachRealEstateGuide.com
About My Area
The word Folly is an Old English term for thicket or dense foliage. It’s rumored to have gotten its name from sailors passing through the shipping channel in the 1700’s. It may be that the trees at Folly were the first they had seen after many long months on the ocean. It also could have gotten it’s name from the Union Troops who in 1863 spent weeks clearing the island’s brush at the center of the island, providing them perfect cover from the Rebel spotters. At the height of the Union occupation, over 13,000 troops were stationed here.\\r\\n\\r\\nBig band leaders Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey brought their bands to Folly to draw crowds on the old Folly Beach pier during the 1920’s. In the 1930’s George Gershwin stayed at Folly and wrote the famous Porgy and Bess. The home he stayed in is still standing today.