Beaufort County · Marker 07-05
Battle of Port Royal Island
Trask Parway (U.S. Hwy. 21), near its intersection with Parker Dr., N of Naval Air Station Beaufort
Front inscription
Battle of Port Royal Island. Near the old halfway house in the vicinity of Grays Hill, on February 3, 1779, a force of South Carolina militia, continentals, and volunteers, including men from Beaufort, under General William Moultrie, defeated the British in their attempt to capture Port Royal Island.