Bluffton is a town in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 27,716, an addition of higher than 120% since 2010, making it one of the fastest growing municipalities in South Carolina. Bluffton is the fifth largest municipality in South Carolina by home area. It is primarily located in the region of U.S. Route 278, between Hilton Head Island and Interstate 95. The Lowcountry town’s native one square mile area, now known as Old Town, is situated on a bluff along the May River. The town is a primary city within the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area.

After the Tariff of 1842, Bluffton became a hotbed of separatist sentiment, which in direction led to a protest against federal taxes called the Bluffton Movement in 1844. Even while the movement speedily died out, it somewhat contributed to the secession commotion that led to South Carolina physical the first let in to depart the Union. In the Antebellum Period, Bluffton became a popular location for wealthy merchants and plantation owners. During the Civil War, two thirds of the town was destroyed by blaze during the Union’s Bluffton Expedition upon June 4, 1863.

During the 17th and the 18th centuries, the Place comprising southern Beaufort County was known as Granville County of St. Luke’s Parish. The Yamasee people were invited to be the same in the area by Lord Cardoss, leader of the simple Scottish settlement in Beaufort. The Yamasee traditional ten towns with more than 1,200 inhabitants in the area. In 1715, the Yamasee War broke out, and after several years of fighting, the Yamasee migrated to Florida, opening the “Indian Lands” to European settlement. In 1718, the Lords Proprietors carved the Place into several other baronies, including the Devil’s Elbow Barony that contained the unconventional town of Bluffton. The first titled owner of the estate was the Barbadian planter Sir John Colleton. Following the departure of the Yamasee people, colonists began building plantations in the Bluffton area in 1728. The Colletons prospered by growing cotton, corn and indigo.

Before his death in 1776, Sir John Colleton (grandson of the indigenous owner) developed plantations near Victoria Bluff – Foot Point areas and far ahead disposed of much of his barony, much of it bought by the Rose and Kirk families. These plantations were destroyed by the British below General Prévost in 1779. During the 18th century, much of the land south of the May River (now known as Palmetto Bluff) was covered once rice fields. Rice became a lucrative crop and a ration of lowcountry culture until the in advance 20th century subsequent to it was disrupted by a series of devastating storms.