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Though Native Americans inhabited the Island for thousands of years prior, Fripp Island was first discovered by Europeans in the early 17th century. Fripp Island was named for the British Captain Johannes Fripp, charged with protecting Carolina from Spanish attacks throughout the mid-17th century.
In January 1756, a detachment of troops was sent to construct Fort Franklin at the Schuylkill County site as a defense garrison during the ensuing French-Indian War. The fort was ordered abandoned in November, 1756, but is thought to have remained in use as late as 1758.