Explorers

Benjamin Cleveland

Benjamin Cleveland was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution and a resident of Oconee County.

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored South Carolina.

William Hilton

Hilton Head Island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, which he named “Hilton’s Head” after himself.

John Lawson

John Lawson was a British explorer, naturalist, and writer who explored the Carolina backcountry.

A stone grave sculpture of person laying down.

Juan Pardo

Juan Pardo was a Spanish explorer who built missions and forts in the Southeast in 1566 and 1567.

Jean Ribault

Jean Ribault was a French navigator who led an expedition to the New World in 1562 that founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Paris Island.

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