South Carolina's beach-dune system experienced substantial destruction during Hurricane Matthew, despite it only making landfall as a Category 1 storm. Along portions of the coast, immediate storm recovery actions relocated sand from the beach to the former primary dune line. Here, we will study the recovery of the beach-dune system and efficacy of these actions by comparing two portions of Isle of Palms, one that has, and second that has not been anthropomorphized post-storm.