Dewees Island History Tour Stop 6, Ancient Dunes

From this spot, the Sewee would have noticed the arrival of the British ship, Carolina. While the relationship was originally quite friendly, eventually the Sewee were interested in trading directly with England rather than using colonists as brokers. They set sail in dugout canoes, were swamped in a hurricane, and survivors that were “rescued” by a British ship were sold into slavery into the islands.