Beaufort
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Hank drove us around to see Beaufort.
The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African-American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community on Saint Helena Island. Founded in 1862 by Quaker and Unitarian missionaries from Pennsylvania, it was the first school founded in the Southern United States specifically for the education of African-Americans. It provided educational facilities to Gullah slaves freed after plantation owners fled the island, and continues to fulfill an educational mission.
Fort Frederick is the oldest surviving tabby fort in the state, built between 1733 and 1735 by the British to protect the Beaufort River from Spanish threats. Made of tabby (a concrete-like mixture of lime, sand, and oyster shells), it is now a protected heritage preserve. |
