The land was purchased from Jewell Culler in July of 1987. After several years of planning the first lots were sold in 1990. The street names are named for 18th Century Plantations on or near the Edisto River which was spelled Eddisto. The Genoa Group, in which is vested the ownership of Eddisto Plantation, was originally comprised of 12 partners, most of which are still in place today. The Managing Partners are Marion Moore who is responsible for the marketing and Harris Davis who is responsible for development details and the accounting.