07/07/2020
On March 17, 1670, English settlers arrived aboard the Carolina at Bulls Bay on the South Carolina coast. Two days later 80-year-old William Sayle, the proprietary governor of Carolina, came ashore on land that King Charles II had granted to the Lords Proprietors, eight English peers who would rule Carolina until 1719. Within a month they had established a settlement on Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.
For the 350th anniversary of English colonists' arrival in what would become South Carolina the South Carolina Department of Archives and History had planned a physical exhibit at the SC State House to highlight some of the oldest records from the earliest days of the colony. Although they weren’t able to showcase these documents physically, they created a digital exhibit so those at home could explore the earliest documents of South Carolina. To learn more visit the link below!
The Founding of the English Colony of Carolina
