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Heirlooms center families. A hardwood table that is valuable because of its dings and scratches, each of them tied to a rich family story. A china set that still triggers memories of holiday dinners with your favorite grandma. A muscle car that was faithfully maintained by the hands of your diligent father. However, heirlooms not only ground families, but they also root communities in their history. Just last January, the community of Beaufort recovered a 276-year-old heirloom: Hamar%u2019s Cup. Captain Joseph Hamar (1712-1773) was born in Britain and quickly rose in the ranks of the British Navy. By 1741, Captain Hamar was commanding HMS Flamborough, a 20-gun ship that was patrolling the coastal waters of the British colonies of Georgia and South Carolina. King George%u2019s War, or the War of Jenkins%u2019 Ear (the origin of the name is worth the research!), was raging between Spain and Britain, with their North American and Caribbean colonies as the primary theater of military operations. At St. Simon%u2019s Island, Georgia, in 1742, Hamar fought in the Battle of Bloody Marsh, rebuffing the Spanish invasion of the Georgia sea islands. This British victory deterred the Spanish from ever attempting another invasion of Georgia throughout the war. In 1746, Hamar was Hamar%u2019s CupHistoric Beaufort Foundationstory by ERIN WALLACE photos by SUSAN DELOACH22 January 2025 | BeaufortLifestyle.com