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 : 43,5 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 : 44,5 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 : Alexia Jones Helsley
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Stephen R. Wise,Lawrence S. Rowland
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 53,7 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 : 51,6 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 & Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1596290455

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A Guide to Historic Beaufort, South Carolina by Alexia Jones Helsley Pdf

With nearly five hundred years of history, Beaufort teems with intriguing tales from the past. In this engaging book, historian and Beaufort native Alexia Helsley brings that past to life and provides a useful guide to the city's most historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods.

Author : William A Behan
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Callawassie Island (S.C.)
ISBN : 9780595311422

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A Short History of Callawassie Island, South Carolina by William A Behan Pdf

CALLAWASSIE ISLAND BOASTS RICH HISTORY Callawassie Island is a small subtropical sea island with a long and rich history. The island is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina along the headwaters of the pristine Colleton River between the town of Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, SC. Throughout the five thousand years preceding the eighteenth century Callawassie Island was occupied by numerous Native American cultures, which left a rich archaeology legacy. The Yemassee Indians, who inhabited the Carolina low country in the early eighteenth century, gave the island its name. After they rebelled in 1715 the English expelled the Yemassees and began their own settlements. The island's owners and residents from that era until twenty years ago shared one trait in common. They were consummate risk takers. The risk taking took many forms. Some sought money and power, others were motivated by Patriotism, and others sought personal safety or simple survival. In A Short History of Callawassie Island you will meet these people--famous, infamous, and just plain ordinary. And you will also meet Callawassie Island--beautiful, quiet, and even mysterious. It is a Callawassie Island that eloquently rewarded the risk takers, but sometimes in unexpected ways for them.

Author : Francis Hodges Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,9 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 : St. Helena's Parish (Beaufort, S.C.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Church records and registers
ISBN : UOM:39015021581700

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Minutes of the Vestry of St. Helena's Parish, South Carolina, 1726-1812 by St. Helena's Parish (Beaufort, S.C.) Pdf

This parish was established in 1712, and met in the homes of various planters until a church was built in 1724. The parish "was bounded on the east by St. Helena Sound and Combahee River, on the north by a line from the head of Combahee River to Savannah River and to the south on the ocean." These transcriptions of vestry minutes provide a detailed view of the business and spiritual affairs of the parishioners. They record the elections of church officers, financial transactions, and matters of church discipline. Since the parish was extensively involved in assisting its sick and poor members, there are innumerable instances of sums being paid for housing, nursing, and doctoring, and in some cases burying, parishioners. There are also investigations of illegitimacy, children being bound out, etc.

Author : Bunyon Keys
Publisher : Xlibris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : 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 : 47,8 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 : Laurence Rowland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 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 : Alexia Jones Helsley
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1540230198

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Wicked Beaufort by Alexia Jones Helsley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 44,5 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 : Andrew Billingsley
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,9 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.