The entrance to the bay is flanked by North Island, South Island and Cat Island. Today, the first two islands and most of the third comprise the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center, as the islands were willed to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources by Tom Yawkey,[1] former owner of the Boston Red Sox.
Winyah Bay is the fourth-largest estuary on the US East Coast, when classified by discharge rate.[2] It is home to many aquatic and terrestrial species, including sturgeon, sharks, dolphins, red drum, stingrays, star drum, white shrimp, blue crabs, pelicans, bald eagles, cormorants, and various species of seagulls.
The first European contact with Winyah Bay was June 24, 1521, when two ships commanded by Pedro de Quexós and Francisco Gordillo arrived.[3] The original name for Winyah Bay given by the Spaniards was San Juan Bautista, as they arrived on St. John the Baptist's Day.[3] The local indigenous tribes called the area chicora or some close equivalent to this word.[3] The Spaniards traded with the Native Americans for a month and explored north and south of the bay. They then enslaved 60 Native Americans and took them back to Santo Domingo.[4][5] One of these, Francisco de Chicora, went to Spain and was interviewed at length by court historian Peter Martyr who published detailed reports.[6] De Quejo returned to Winyah Bay in 1525 and explored from Amelia Island, Florida to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.[4][5] His findings and place names were published on a 1526 map by Juan Vespucci.[4]
The first African slaves in what would become the present day United States of America arrived August 9, 1526, in Winyah Bay, when Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón brought 600 colonists to start a colony. Records say the colonists included enslaved Africans, without saying how many. This arrival was almost 100 years before the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619. Francisco de Chicora returned as a translator with this group and escaped back to his family. After a month Ayllón moved the colony to what is now Georgia, where it failed in a few months, the enslaved Africans may have escaped to live with the local Native Americans, and the 100 other survivors returned to Santo Domingo.[4][5]
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^ abcQuattlebaum, Paul (1956). The Land Called Chicora (1st ed.). Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press. pp. 10–14.
^ abcdPeck, Douglas T. (2001). "Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón's Doomed Colony of San Miguel de Gualdape". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 85 (2): 183–198. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40584407.
^ abcMilanich, Jerald T. (2018). Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe. Gainesville: Library Press at UF. ISBN978-1-947372-45-0. OCLC 1021804892.
^Anghiera, Pietro Martire d' (1912). De Orbe Novo: The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera. translation by Francis McNutt published 1912, reprinted 1970: G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 2:256–259, 490–498, 595–596. ISBN9780598546913.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Winyah Bay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Winyah Bay is a coastal estuary that is the confluence of the Waccamaw River the Pee Dee River the Black River and the Sampit River in Georgetown County in eastern South Carolina Its name comes from the Winyaw who inhabited the region during the eighteenth century The historic port city of Georgetown is located on the bay and the bay generally serves as the terminating point for the Grand Strand Satellite image of Winyah BayAerial view of north inlet of Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveThe bay is evidence of a drowned coastline created by a rise in sea level in recent geologic time It was a prime site for fishing by generations of Native American cultures This area was developed by English colonists as a seaport and center of rice culture and timbering citation needed The entrance to the bay is flanked by North Island South Island and Cat Island Today the first two islands and most of the third comprise the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center as the islands were willed to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources by Tom Yawkey 1 former owner of the Boston Red Sox Winyah Bay is the fourth largest estuary on the US East Coast when classified by discharge rate 2 It is home to many aquatic and terrestrial species including sturgeon sharks dolphins red drum stingrays star drum white shrimp blue crabs pelicans bald eagles cormorants and various species of seagulls Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFurther information Francisco de Chicora Winyaw History Waccamaw History and Slavery in the colonial history of the United States The first European contact with Winyah Bay was June 24 1521 when two ships commanded by Pedro de Quexos and Francisco Gordillo arrived 3 The original name for Winyah Bay given by the Spaniards was San Juan Bautista as they arrived on St John the Baptist s Day 3 The local indigenous tribes called the area chicora or some close equivalent to this word 3 The Spaniards traded with the Native Americans for a month and explored north and south of the bay They then enslaved 60 Native Americans and took them back to Santo Domingo 4 5 One of these Francisco de Chicora went to Spain and was interviewed at length by court historian Peter Martyr who published detailed reports 6 De Quejo returned to Winyah Bay in 1525 and explored from Amelia Island Florida to Chesapeake Bay Maryland 4 5 His findings and place names were published on a 1526 map by Juan Vespucci 4 The first African slaves in what would become the present day United States of America arrived August 9 1526 in Winyah Bay when Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon brought 600 colonists to start a colony Records say the colonists included enslaved Africans without saying how many This arrival was almost 100 years before the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619 Francisco de Chicora returned as a translator with this group and escaped back to his family After a month Ayllon moved the colony to what is now Georgia where it failed in a few months the enslaved Africans may have escaped to live with the local Native Americans and the 100 other survivors returned to Santo Domingo 4 5 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winyah Bay North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Waterways forming and crossings of the Atlantic Intracoastal WaterwayReferences edit Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Audubon National Audubon Society Retrieved 31 August 2019 Kim Yong H Voulgaris George 2005 Effect of channel bifurcation on residual estuarine circulation Winyah Bay South Carolina Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65 4 672 doi 10 1016 j ecss 2005 07 004 via Elsevier Science Direct a b c Quattlebaum Paul 1956 The Land Called Chicora 1st ed Gainesville FL University of Florida Press pp 10 14 a b c d Peck Douglas T 2001 Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon s Doomed Colony of San Miguel de Gualdape The Georgia Historical Quarterly 85 2 183 198 ISSN 0016 8297 JSTOR 40584407 a b c Milanich Jerald T 2018 Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe Gainesville Library Press at UF ISBN 978 1 947372 45 0 OCLC 1021804892 Anghiera Pietro Martire d 1912 De Orbe Novo The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D Anghera translation by Francis McNutt published 1912 reprinted 1970 G P Putnam s Sons pp 2 256 259 490 498 595 596 ISBN 9780598546913 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link External links editNautical chart of Winyah Bay Images at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 33 17 28 N 79 16 32 W 33 2912 N 79 2756 W 33 2912 79 2756 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winyah Bay amp oldid 1121953514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
