Explore Historic Port Royal, SC

1514 – Pedro de Salazar Lands in the Area

1521 – Spanish Landing by Captain Pedro Quexos and Captain Francisco Gordillo

1525 – Spanish Build Fort

1562 – French Land in Port Royal – St Elena

1565 – Spanish Fortify St Elena

1607 – English Settle Virginia

1608 – French Settle Canada

1620 – Dutch Land at Plymouth

1629 – English Lay Claim to Carolinas

1663 – English Land at St Helena Sound

1670 – Port Royal Land Grants Begin

1684 – Scots Land at Port Royal Island

1710 – The Town of Beaufort Built on Port Royal Island

1715 – Yamasee War

1732 – Fort Frederick Built for Defense

1779 – Revolutionary War

1861 – A Nation Divided

1891 – Parris Island Becomes Navy Yard

1893 – Disastrous Hurricane Hits

1920s -1940s – Little Change in Port Royal

1959 – New Port Terminal Built in Port Royal

1960 – Port Royal Census Population, 793

1976 – Bicentennial Celebration

1994 – USS Port Royal Commissioned in Savannah, Georgia

1996 – Present – Expansion of Town Geographically and New Construction of Civic Buildings

2015 – Fire Burns Shrimp Processing Building and Damages Dockside Restaurant (Dockside closes)

2017 – Waterfront Port Area Purchased from South Carolina by Grey Ghost Properties for Development

2021 – Waterfront Port Area Purchased by Safe Harbor Marinas

2024 – 150th Birthday of the Town of Port Royal