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French Florida in 1562, by N. Bellin, 18th century Floride françoise ("French Florida"), by Pierre du Val, 17th century. Charlesfort was established when a French expedition, organized by Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and led by the Norman navigator Jean Ribault, landed at the site on the May River in May 1562, before moving north to Port Royal Sound.
Born in Tours, France, Pierre was the son of Pierre Bacot (1637-1702) and Jacquine Mercier (1649-1709), and grandson of Pierre Bacot (1597-1637) and Jacqueline Menessier (1615-). To escape religious persecution after the Edict of Nantes, Pierre fled France with his parents and brother Daniel, arriving in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1685. [1]
The Huguenot Church, also called the French Huguenot Church or the French Protestant Church, is a Gothic Revival church located at 136 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1844 and designed by architect Edward Brickell White , it is the oldest Gothic Revival church in South Carolina, and has been designated a National Historic ...
New Paltz (named by French Huguenots) New Rochelle (founded by French Huguenots and named after La Rochelle, France.) Orleans; Orleans County (possibly named in honor of the House of Orléans) Portage; Raquette River; Rouses Point (named after early settler Jacques Rouse.) Point Au Roche State Park (park located on the shores of Lake Champlain)
Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [5] [6] It is located 86 miles (138 km) west of Columbia and 45 miles (72 km) south of Greenville. [7] Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. [4] Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was named, along with the county, for the French town of the ...
French Huguenots made two attempts to establish a haven in North America. In 1562, naval officer Jean Ribault led an expedition that explored Florida and the present-day Southeastern US, and founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Parris Island, South Carolina. The French Wars of Religion precluded a return voyage, and the outpost was abandoned.
5. BATH, NC. Can you name North Carolina’s oldest town? If you guessed Bath, good job! Established by French Huguenots in 1705, this longstanding port has many claims to fame.
The town of Moncks Corner was chartered on December 26, 1885, and incorporated December 15, 1909. Moncks Corner was granted the trademark "Capital of Santee Cooper Country" by the South Carolina Secretary of State September 9, 1999, and again October 21, 2004. The trademark is a symbol of its abundant outdoor activities, such as horseback ...