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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.
The Palmetto Tree and South Carolinaâs State Flag The beautiful indigo sky in the photo below provides a perfect background for South Carolinaâs beloved Palmetto Moon. The scene captured is reminiscent of our South Carolina state flag, whose origin dates to Colonel William Moultrieâs stunning Revolutionary War victory over the British at Fort Moultrie on Sullivanâs Island.