1562 – 1st New World French settlement, Parris Island
1700 – 1st New World public library
1736 – 1st fire insurance company
1762 – 1st musical society
1776 – 1st American victory, Sullivan’s Island
1786 – 1st golf club in USA
1838 – 1st railroad junction
1863 – 1st black man (W H Carney) to earn Medal of Honor
1931 – 1st historical zoning ordinance
1954 – 1st US senator elected by write-in vote
