Folly Beach, SC: Charles Towne Landing

We'd learned from the Fort Sumter adventure that it's best to try to get up and out early to visit the outdoor activities, because as hot as it was in the morning, it gets worse later, believe you me!

Charles Towne Landing was the first permanent English settlement in the Carolina province. Approximately 148 colonists, including men, women and children, landed at Albemarle Point the first Wednesday in April 1670.
The colony had to quickly establish homes, food and defenses to survive and create a successful colony.

After the Revolutionary War, the name of the town was changed to Charleston.

The center has a nice Visitor's Center with a Museum and a digital *dig*. Then a walking trail leads around the area and you see how the original settlers might have lived back in 1670. (I find it interesting to imagine.)
There is also an Animal preserve with animals the settlers would have encountered back in the 17th century.