Enslaved People of South Carolina & Datha Island
This photo is of Brutus on Palawana Island, SC, circa early 1900s. The image is from Face of an Island: Leigh Richmond Miner’s Photographs of Saint Helena Island, compilation by…
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Dataw Island: No Ordinary Place
From prehistoric times to present day, an island rich in history, mystery, and stunning natural beauty. Experience the beauty and history of Dataw Island, South Carolina in this exquisite, limited edition, historical, coffee table book. With over 200 images – from archaeological findings to Dataw’s ruins and its breathtaking natural vistas, you will enjoy and learn the depth of history that makes Dataw the special place that it is today.
Tale of Two Cemeteries
The tabby ruins at the Sams Plantation Complex stand as mute evidence of a bygone era. There were two distinct ways of life which coexisted in the antebellum South. The Plantation Owner and his family were White, European-American, educated, affluent and engaged, politically, socially and culturally, in the wider community. The Slaves, on the other hand, were captured by European slavers who forcibly removed them to North and South America from all over West Africa.
The Alcoa Years 1982-2007
On Mar 4, 2019, John Colgan of the Dataw Historic Foundation presented highlights of the original development of Dataw Island by Alcoa. In the 1980’s, Alcoa South Carolina, a subsidiary…
Sea Island Cotton
The history of Sea Island Cotton was presented by Bill Riski of the Dataw Historic Foundation on Sep 30, 2019. In the late 1700’s, a superior type of cotton made…
History & Learning Center
In 2016, after a decade of work to bring it to life, the Dataw Island History & Learning Center opened next to the Sams Plantation Ruins. The museum is the…
The Sams of Florida
This presentation on the Sams of Florida was given by Joe Roney in June of 2019. He tells the fascinating story of how Sams descendant M. Seabrook Sams and 3 of his step-cousins walked from Wadmalaw Island, SC to Merritt Island, FL, a distance of over 400 miles, in the 1870’s to start new lives.
Hurricane of 1893
Tom Watkins of the Dataw Historic Foundation gave this presentation January 15th, 2019 at the Community Center on Dataw Island, SC.