In 1925, New Yorker Gayer Dominick bought Bulls Island as a private hunting preserve; 11 years later he gave it to Cape Romain refuge for seabirds and shorebirds

Bulls Island has a rich history, changing hands 36 times since 1696. In 1925, banker Gayer Dominick acquired the island, later constructing a mansion and enhancing the waterfowl impoundments for hunting. By 1936, he gifted the island to the federal government…