Captain Peter DuBose

Historical marker location:

Shannon Hill, South Carolina

( Marker is on Hartsville Highway (U.S. 15), on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1966

1755 - 1846.

The first successful English settlement in South Carolina was established in 1670 in what is now known as Charleston. The settlement was named Charles Towne in honor of King Charles II of England.