IMAGES OF COLONIAL PORT ROYAL, SOUTH CAROLINA∗

∗ Acknowledgement is given to the University of South Carolina which granted research funds in lieu of teaching during 1972 summer session.

ABSTRACT

Early seafarers perceived the large, deep-water sound and numerous waterways of Port Royal, South Carolina, as advantages for the development of a port with an excellent transport network. Those who settled the land, however, perceived the large sound and waterways as obstacles which led to isolation, political fragmentation, and fears of military insecurity. The failure of colonial development at Port Royal appears related to the physical features which were praised by those who first described the area.

KEY WORDS:

• Colonial South Carolina
• Historical geography
• Perception
• Physical environment

Notes

∗ Acknowledgement is given to the University of South Carolina which granted research funds in lieu of teaching during 1972 summer session.