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Craven County, South Carolina was one of the three original counties established by the Lords Proprietor of the English colony of Carolana in 1682 to include the colony's lands stretching from Awendaw Creek north to the western shore of Winyah Bay and inland.〔South Carolina Department of Archives and History: ''The Formation of Counties in South Carolina'', http://archives.sc.gov/formation/, 2011.〕〔Frederick A. Porcher: "Historical and Social Sketch of Craven County, So. Ca." in ''The Southern Quarterly Review'', April, 1852; reprinted in Thomas T. Gaillard: ''A Contribution to the History of the Huguenots of South Carolina'', New York, 1887. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1887. 52 pp.〕 In 1685, the original county of Berkeley was expanded to include the southwestern part of Craven County, and in 1691, land was added to Craven County from the previously unorganized land to its northeast.〔 In 1706, the Lords Proprietor established the Church of England Parish system in South Carolina, reducing counties to geographic designations with no administrative functions; the southwestern half of Craven County was organized into St. James Santee Parish,〔〔Anne Baker, Leland Bridges, and Roy Williams III: ''St. James Santee, Plantation Parish, History and Records, 1685-1925'', Spartanburg, S.C.: The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1997.〕 and in 1721, Prince George Parish was organized for the former northeastern half of Craven County, extending into the unorganized territory to the north and east of the county.〔 In 1769, Judicial Districts incorporating the parishes were established in the colony; St. James Santee Parish was taken into Charlestown District, and Prince George Parish into Georgetown District.〔 In 1785, the new State of South Carolina established counties within the Judicial Districts, with Washington and Marion counties taking in St. James Santee Parish of Charleston District, and Williamsburg and Winyaw (later spelled Winyah) counties taking in Prince George Parish of Georgetown District.〔Thomas Cooper: ''The Statutes at Large of South Carolina', Volume 4, Containing the Acts from 1752, Exclusive, to 1786, Inclusive''. Columbia, S.C.: A. S. Johnston, 1838. Vol. 4, pp. 662-663.〕 These counties did not immediately become functional, and the judicial districts retained their administrative functions.〔 The 1868 South Carolina State Constitution gave the state Districts the uniform designation of County, by which they are still known.〔 In 1882, a new Berkeley County was formed from upland Charleston County, taking in land formerly in Marion and Washington counties; Charleston County retained the coastal lands originally included in Craven County.〔 In 1893, Charleston County expanded northwestward into Berkeley County.〔 The original Craven County's lands now lie in parts of Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, and Williamsburg counties. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Craven County, South Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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