Settlement | South Carolina Hall of Fame

Learn about The First People in South Carolina, Europeans who settled into South Carolina colonies and how African slavery contributed to The Colonial Economy (1607-1775).

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Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame
Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Francis Salvador (1747-1776) was an English-born plantation owner in the colony of South Carolina. He was the first professing Jewish person elected to public office in the colonies when chosen to...
Thomas Lynch Sr. | S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Lynch Sr. | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Lynch Sr. (1727-1776) was a rice planter on the Santee River. One of his houses, Hopsewee, was built in 1749. Lynch attended St. James Santee Church and was a member of the Winyah Indigo...
King Hagler | S.C. Hall of Fame
King Hagler | S.C. Hall of Fame

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“King Hagler” was the leader of the Catawba Indian Nation. He had a reputation as peacekeeper with other tribes and colonists. In 1751, Hagler signed a treaty with the Six Nations. In 1756, Catawba...
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...