Bluffton

Bluffton is a South Carolina historical marker in Bluffton, Beaufort County.

Beaufort County · May River Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 46), Bluffton

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Settled in 1825 as a summer resort of rice and cotton planters, this town was incorporated in 1852. Here in 1844 was launched the protest against the federal tariff known as the "Bluffton Movement."

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Beaufort County Historical Society

Bluffton

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