Beaufort - Dataw Historic Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org Fostering the rich history of Dataw Island, South Carolina Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:58:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.datawhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Dataw-Historic-Foundation-logo-512x406-1-32x32.png Beaufort - Dataw Historic Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org 32 32 Small boat. Large war. Quiet connections. https://www.datawhistory.org/di-ppl/small-boat-large-war-quiet-connections/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:30:09 +0000 https://www.datawhistory.org/?p=8684 Dr. Lewis Reeve Sams Jr., the Etiwan, and Robert Smalls
Old newspapers sometimes open unexpected doors. A brief 1851 reference in the Charleston Mercury to “Dr. Sams” traveling aboard the steamer Etiwan seems minor at first glance. Yet that small notice links three very different stories: a Sea Island planter-physician, a working harbor steamer, and one of the Civil War’s most daring acts.

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]]> Alexander Hamilton’s Unexpected Beaufort Connection https://www.datawhistory.org/52-sams-in-52-weeks/small-world/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:49:49 +0000 https://www.datawhistory.org/?p=4531 The theme this week is a SMALL WORLD. In the years leading up to our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, Beaufort was a thriving shipping port. One of the prominent merchants operating along the bay in Beaufort was Peter Lavien (1746 - 1781). He moved to the town in 1765 from Sankt Croix, then under Danish rule. (Today St. Croix is part of the US Virgin Islands.) The small world connection I discovered involves his younger half-brother. The brother eventually also moved to the Colonies from Sankt Croix but landed in Boston in 1772. Today, I'm going to tell you a bit more about the families of both brothers.

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]]> Dataw Historic Foundation was Honored in 2024 by the Historic Beaufort Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org/accolade/dataw-historic-foundation-was-honored-in-2024-by-the-historic-beaufort-foundation/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:56:11 +0000 https://www.datawhistory.org/?p=8041 The Dataw Historic Foundation has received a major preservation award from Historic Beaufort Foundation in recognition of its work in preserving the Sams Plantation historic site and creation of an interpretive center, both located centrally on the 867-acre community of Dataw Island. Historic Beaufort Foundation Trustee Rob Montgomery and Executive Director, Maxine Lutz, presented the “Preservation Honor Award” to the Dataw Historic Foundation, accepted on the group’s behalf by their president, Marilyn Peck.

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]]> Dataw Historic Foundation Honored by Historic Beaufort Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org/accolade/dataw-historic-foundation-honored-for-its-preservation-efforts/ Tue, 08 May 2018 13:25:00 +0000 http://datawhistory.org/?p=1550 The Dataw Historic Foundation has received a major preservation award from Historic Beaufort Foundation in recognition of its work in preserving the Sams Plantation historic site and creation of an interpretive center, both located centrally on the 867-acre community of Dataw Island. Historic Beaufort Foundation Trustee Rob Montgomery and Executive Director, Maxine Lutz, presented the “Preservation Honor Award” to the Dataw Historic Foundation, accepted on the group’s behalf by their president, Marilyn Peck.

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