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Daufuskie Island
Archeologists have traced the island's inhabited history
as far back as 9,000 years, with pottery remnants dating back to
7,000 BC.
Yemassee Indians
Daufuskie Island was first home to the peaceful Cusabo Indians, who
were later replaced by the more aggressive Yemassee Indians from
Florida. In 1664, William Hilton, an English sea captain, discovered
this area of the South Carolina coast, and soon after, the English
traders began to settle on Daufuskie Island and all along the area
we call the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Bloody Point
Throughout the 1700's, Daufuskie Island was inhabited by English
settlers. The Spanish, who had settled in Florida, began to feel
uneasy having the English so close to their own territory, and so
began to lash out at the English settlements by paying the Yemassee
Indians to raid English settlements up and down the coastal areas.
One such battle took place on Daufuskie Island and scores of Indians
were killed. This site bears the name Bloody Point, in remembrance
of this deadly battle. |
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