Historic Port Royal Foundation
Historic Port Royal Foundation
1514 - Salzar land in the area
1521 - Spanish Landing by Quexos and 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 - Indian 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
- New Town Hall
- New Police Station
- New Fire Station
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