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Beaufort (SC) Chamber of Commerce, Greater
Beaufort (SC) Chamber of Commerce, Greater - Beaufort, SC
Enjoy summer sun and fun in Beaufort with shopping, dining, tours and attractions to showcase our natural beauty and please every taste.
We’ve been waiting almost 500 years for your visit. Traces of the area’s first inhabitants, the Archaic Indians, date back 4,000 years. Europeans made their first appearance with Spanish galleons around 1521. In the early 1500s, Spain found a Port Royal anchorage ideal for explorations.
When France’s Captain Jean Ribaut arrived in 1562, he felt he would find “no faurer or fytter place” than “Porte Royall.” Today, reminders of the area’s colorful history abound in architecture preserved with loving care and folkways honored across generations.
