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.
Marker is on Trask Parkway (U.S. 21) near Parker Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
