November 13
1865: South Carolina ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing slavery.
November 14
2022: The swimming pool at the Charles Lind Brown Center in Beaufort is named after Alvin Settles, who spent more than 30 years giving swimming lessons at the pool.
November 15
2022: Lt. Col. Larry Dandridge, U.S. Army, ret., a regular contributor to The Island News, is awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.
2022: The Beaufort City Council approves the updated version of the Beaufort Preservation Manual, also known as the Milner Report. The documents guides the continued preservation of Beaufort’s historic structures.
November 18
1865: Gen. Daniel E. Sickles replaces Maj. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore as commander of the Military Department of South Carolina.
2023: Lowcountry Pride holds its annual Lowcountry Pride Festival in Port Royal for the first time.
November 19
1867: The first election in which freedmen fully participated is held over two days to elect local and state officials in South Carolina. The voting rolls list, for the first time, records of the freedmen’s full names.
2022: The inaugural Beaufort Brawl mixed martial arts event is held at The Foundry in Beaufort.
— Compiled by Mike McCombs
