South Carolina Exploration & Settlement

First recorded Spanish expedition reached Carolina Coast

Jan 1, 1521

First French ship explored Carolina Coast

Jan 25, 1524

French tried to start a settlement

Jan 26, 1562

This settlement failed within a year.

Spanish built coastal forts to discourage French settlements

Jan 21, 1566

The Spanish built forts in an effort to discourage the French from making any new settlements along the Carolina coast.

King Charles 1 granted charter to Sir Robert Heath for all territory between North Carolina & Georgia

Jan 21, 1629

King Charles 2 granted region of Carolina to eight Lords proprietors

Jan 21, 1663

This grant guaranteed religious freedom.

First permenant settlements from England & Charles Town was founded.

Jan 21, 1670

First French Huguenots arrived.

Jan 21, 1680

Charles Town moved to Oyster Point, which is where current day Charleston is.

Carolina divided into present day North & South Carolina

Jan 21, 1712

People began moving into inland South Carolina

Jan 21, 1730

This established nine townships.

Nine different judical courts established

Jan 21, 1769

Carolina's First Provinical Congress met

Jan 21, 1775

Charles Town became Charleston

Jan 21, 1783

Capitol moved to Columbia, South Carolina

Jan 21, 1786

The former capitol of South Carolina was Charleston, but it moved to Columbia, SC in this year.

South Carolina became the eighth state in the US

Jan 21, 1788

SC succeeded from the Union

Jan 21, 1860

At the beginning of the civil war, South Carolina was the first state to succeed from the Union.