The History Of Beaufort County South Carolina

Author : Lawrence S. Rowland,Alexander Moore,George C. Rogers, Jr.
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643361635

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The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina by Lawrence S. Rowland,Alexander Moore,George C. Rogers, Jr. Pdf

The complex, colorful history of South Carolina's southeastern corner In the first volume of The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, three distinguished historians of the Palmetto State recount more than three centuries of Spanish and French exploration, English and Huguenot agriculture, and African slave labor as they trace the history of one of North America's oldest European settlements. From the sixteenth-century forays of the Spaniards to the invasion of Union forces in 1861, Lawrence S. Rowland, Alexander Moore, and George C. Rogers, Jr., chronicle the settlement and development of the geographical region comprised of what is now Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, and part of Allendale counties. The authors describe the ill-fated attempts of the Spanish and French to settle the Port Royal Sound area and the arrival of the British in 1663, which established the Beaufort District as the southern frontier of English North America. They tell of the region's bloody Indian Wars, participation in the American Revolution, and golden age of prosperity and influence following the introduction of Sea Island cotton. In charting the approach of civil war, Rowland, Moore, and Rogers relate Beaufort District's decisive role in the Nullification Crisis and in the cultivation, by some of the district's native sons, of South Carolina's secessionist movement. Of particular interest, they profile the local African American, or Gullah, population - a community that has become well known for the retention of its African cultural and linguistic heritage.

Author : Lawrence Sanders Rowland,Alexander Moore,George C. Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Beaufort County (S.C.)
ISBN : OCLC:39653827

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The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina by Lawrence Sanders Rowland,Alexander Moore,George C. Rogers Pdf

Manuscript for first volume (published 1996) of history of Beaufort County, S.C., discussing period ca. 1514-1861; including editorial suggestions and correspondence.

Author : Stephen R. Wise,Lawrence S. Rowland
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643362823

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Rebellion, Reconstruction, and Redemption, 1861–1893 by Stephen R. Wise,Lawrence S. Rowland Pdf

The continued history of Beaufort County, South Carolina, during and following the Civil War In Rebellion, Reconstruction, and Redemption, 1861-1893, the second of three volumes on the history of Beaufort County, Stephen R. Wise and Lawrence S. Rowland offer details about the district from 1861 to 1893, which influenced the development of the South Carolina and the nation. During a span of thirty years the region was transformed by the crucible of war from a wealthy, slave-based white oligarchy to a county where former slaves dominated a new, radically democratic political economy. This volume begins where volume I concluded, the November 1861 Union capture and occupation of the Sea Islands clustered around Port Royal Sound, and the Confederate retreat and re-entrenchment on Beaufort District's mainland, where they fended off federal attacks for three and a half years and vainly attempted to maintain their pre-war life. In addition to chronicling numerous military actions that revolutionized warfare, Wise and Rowland offer an original, sophisticated study of the famous Port Royal Experiment in which United States military officers, government officials, civilian northerners, African American soldiers, and liberated slaves transformed the Union-occupied corner of the Palmetto State into a laboratory for liberty and a working model of the post-Civil War New South. The revolution wrought by Union victory and the political and social Reconstruction of South Carolina was followed by a counterrevolution called Redemption, the organized campaign of Southern whites, defeated in the war, to regain supremacy over African Americans. While former slave-owning, anti-black "Redeemers" took control of mainland Beaufort County, they were thwarted on the Sea Islands, where African Americans retained power and kept reaction at bay. By 1893, elements of both the New and Old South coexisted uneasily side by side as the old Beaufort District was divided into Beaufort and Hampton counties. The Democratic mainland reverted to an agricultural-based economy while the Republican Sea Islands and the town of Beaufort underwent an economic boom based on the phosphate mining industry and the new commercial port in the lowcountry town of Port Royal.

Author : FRANCIS HODGES. COOPER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033449628

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SOME COLONIAL HISTORY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by FRANCIS HODGES. COOPER Pdf

Author : Alexia Jones Helsley
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1540203654

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Beaufort, South Carolina by Alexia Jones Helsley Pdf

As one of the oldest settlements in North America, Beaufort, South Carolina, can trace its roots deep into the rich history of the New World. This charming city beneath moss-draped oaks has a heritage that is as diverse as it is sweeping. This comprehensive look into Beaufort s past reveals a wide-ranging set of influences that helped to shape the island city s development. From the landing of Spanish sailors in 1514 to the influx of present-day sun seekers, Beaufort has played host to a variety of inhabitants that have each added a distinct element to its captivating milieu. Author Alexia Jones Helsley calls upon a lifetime of experience as one of South Carolina s premier archivists and historians to illuminate all aspects of Beaufort s history. Herself a native of old Beaufort and an accomplished genealogist, Helsley uses elegant, thoughtful prose to convey the duality of this Lowcountry jewel, from sparkling tides and majestic homes to hurricanes and hidden slave quarters. It is through the prism of this intriguing dual nature, present in many forms throughout Beaufort s past, that Helsley shows readers the ways in which the city fits into the history of the region, the nation and the continent. This vital text is unmatched in its ability to bring to life the fascinating story of a city nearly five hundred years in the making."

Author : Francis Hodges Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Beaufort County (N.C.)
ISBN : UCSC:32106020387293

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Some Colonial History of Beaufort County, North Carolina by Francis Hodges Cooper Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643361574

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A Guidebook to South Carolina Historical Markers by Anonim Pdf

The South Carolina Historical Marker Program, established in 1936, has approved the installation of more than 1,700 interpretive plaques, each highlighting how places both grand and unassuming have played important roles in the history of the Palmetto State. These roadside markers identify and interpret places valuable for understanding South Carolina's past, including sites of consequential events and buildings, structures, or other resources significant for their design or their association with institutions or individuals prominent in local, state, or national history. This volume includes a concise history of the South Carolina Historical Marker Program and an overview of the marker application process. For those interested in specific historic periods or themes, the volume features condensed lists of markers associated with broader topics such as the American Revolution, African American history, women's history, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. While the program is administered by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, most markers are proposed by local organizations that serve as a marker's official sponsor, paying its cost and assuming responsibility for its upkeep. In that sense, this inventory is a record not just of places and subjects that the state has deemed worthy of acknowledgment, but of those that South Carolinians themselves have worked to enshrine.

Author : Lawrence Sanders Rowland,Stephen R. Wise,George C. Rogers (Jr.),Gerhard Spieler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1611175453

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The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Bridging the Sea Islands' past and present, 1893-2006 by Lawrence Sanders Rowland,Stephen R. Wise,George C. Rogers (Jr.),Gerhard Spieler Pdf

The history of Beaufort County, South Carolina, before, during, and just after, the twentieth century

Author : Bartlett Yancey Malone,Charles Wilson Harris,Francis Hodges Cooper,Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton,Rosser Howard Taylor,Sam James Ervin,William Attmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UIUC:30112042291333

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Some Colonial History of Beaufort County, North Carolina by Bartlett Yancey Malone,Charles Wilson Harris,Francis Hodges Cooper,Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton,Rosser Howard Taylor,Sam James Ervin,William Attmore Pdf

Author : Bunyon Keys
Publisher : Xlibris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 1493178091

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Over Three Hundred Years of Black People in Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina by Bunyon Keys Pdf

Over 300 Years Of Black People In Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina offer the reader, perhaps for the first time some insight about some of the Black Families in this area and their family structures from the late 1690's. Unintentionally, there may have been some families left out or some incomplete information on others; for this the author apologizes. Furthermore, is not the intent of the author to offend anyone if some information contain herein seems to be derogatory towards anyone.

Author : Laurence Rowland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692043780

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Backwater Frontier by Laurence Rowland Pdf

A collection of stories about firsts of their kind in American history that occurred in Beaufort County

Author : Andrew Billingsley
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781643362151

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Yearning to Breathe Free by Andrew Billingsley Pdf

A sociological approach to appreciating the heroism and legacy of the Gullah statesman On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls (1839-1915) commandeered a Confederate warship, the Planter, from Charleston harbor and piloted the vessel to cheering seamen of the Union blockade, thus securing his place in the annals of Civil War heroics. Slave, pilot, businessman, statesman, U.S. congressman—Smalls played many roles en route to becoming an American icon, but none of his accomplishments was a solo effort. Sociologist Andrew Billingsley offers the first biography of Smalls to assess the influence of his families—black and white, past and present—on his life and enduring legend. In so doing, Billingsley creates a compelling mosaic of evolving black-white social relations in the American South as exemplified by this famous figure and his descendants. Born a slave in Beaufort, South Carolina, Robert Smalls was raised with his master's family and grew up amid an odd balance of privilege and bondage which instilled in him an understanding of and desire for freedom, culminating in his daring bid for freedom in 1862. Smalls served with distinction in the Union forces at the helm of the Planter and, after the war, he returned to Beaufort to buy the home of his former masters—a house that remained at the center of the Smalls family for a century. A founder of the South Carolina Republican Party, Smalls was elected to the state house of representatives, the state senate, and five times to the United States Congress. Throughout the trials and triumphs of his military and public service, he was surrounded by growing family of supporters. Billingsley illustrates how this support system, coupled with Smalls's dogged resilience, empowered him for success. Writing of subsequent generations of the Smalls family, Billingsley delineates the evolving patterns of opportunity, challenge, and change that have been the hallmarks of the African American experience thanks to the selfless investments in freedom and family made by Robert Smalls of South Carolina.

Author : Cate Lineberry
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250101877

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Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero by Cate Lineberry Pdf

***Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize*** Henry Louis Gates, Jr: "A stunning tale of a little-known figure in history." Candice Millard: “Be Free or Die makes you want to stand up and cheer.” The astonishing true story of Robert Smalls’ amazing journey from slave to Union hero and ultimately United States Congressman. It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a twenty-three-year-old slave named Robert Smalls did the unthinkable and boldly seized a Confederate steamer. With his wife and two young children hidden on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifications in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces. To be unsuccessful was a death sentence for all. Smalls’ courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero while simultaneously challenging much of the country’s view of what African Americans were willing to do to gain their freedom. After his escape, Smalls served in numerous naval campaigns off Charleston as a civilian boat pilot and eventually became the first black captain of an Army ship. In a particularly poignant moment Smalls even bought the home that he and his mother had once served in as house slaves. Cate Lineberry's Be Free or Die is a compelling narrative that illuminates Robert Smalls’ amazing journey from slave to Union hero and ultimately United States Congressman. This captivating tale of a valuable figure in American history gives fascinating insight into the country's first efforts to help newly freed slaves while also illustrating the many struggles and achievements of African Americans during the Civil War.

Author : Gerhard Spieler
Publisher : American Chronicles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1596294280

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Beaufort, South Carolina by Gerhard Spieler Pdf

For more than forty years, Gerhard Spieler has been collecting and preserving documents and artifacts of Beaufort's history. Not content with the life of a private scholar, beginning in the 1970s he began sharing is work and his enthusiasm for Beaufort's rich history in a weekly column in the Beaufort Gazette. The articles presented here are an excellent introduction to the history of one of the nation's most historic towns, from the Spanish explorers and early settlers to Revolutionary War battles and the area's unique architecture. Residents and visitors alike are sure to enjoy these delightful pages from Beaufort's past.

Author : C. Wingate Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Beaufort County (N.C.)
ISBN : UVA:X001431282

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Beaufort County by C. Wingate Reed Pdf