In the summer of 1755, amid the escalating French and Indian War in the northern colonies, South Carolina’s Royal Governor, James Glen, worked urgently to secure Cherokee neutrality or alliance against French influence. The Cherokee, facing pressure from encroaching European settlers and rival tribes, sought reliable supplies of guns, ammunition, and trade goods. Both sides…
In the wake of the Yamasee War, the colony of South Carolina was still traumatized by its destruction and its many human losses.
There was not yet a “Saluda County” during the Lords Proprietor years, but though the name did not exist, the land (as shown on the map above) always did.
There was not yet a “Saluda County” during the Lords Proprietor years, but though the name did not exist, the land (as shown on the map above) always did.
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