Its Fun Fact Friday Did you know that Isle of Palms has been renamed twice! Once when the first settlers came to America, the native Seewee Indians called the island Hunting Island, then the second time was when the British then renamed the island Long Island. There's even a restaurant on the Isle of Palms called the Long Island Cafe in honor of this fact. In 1899 the island was purchase and was renamed Isle of Palms, who knew?