Gullah Heritage History In the late 1600s, enslaved West Africans were brought to the Georgia and South Carolina sea islands to tend the rice and cotton fields. The Emancipation Proclamation brou...
Are you looking for the perfect place to host your special event? Look no further than Penn Center in Beaufort, SC! Located on St. Helena Island, this historic landmark is sure to provide an unfo...
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Make this Mother’s Day one she will never forget with a trip to Beaufort Inn. Located on the beautiful Port Royal Sound, this inn is the perfect spot for a relaxing getaway. Celebrate Mother’...
Anchorage 1770: Experience Lowcountry Luxury & Save! Anchorage 1770, the award-winning in located in Downtown Beaufort, SC, is offering two specials now through May 31, 2023. Book your stay now a...
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As its name states, Tabby Manse’s exterior walls are built with tabby. But this house’s outer surface is one of the few remaining early buildings on the South Carolina coast made with tabby. ...
In the South, the front porch is a symbol of welcoming and community. For Southerners, the front porch is as timeless and revered as sweet tea. Porches have long been an iconic part of the archi...
The Port Royal Experiment began during the American Civil War and assisted former slaves in successfully working the land abandoned by planters. In 1861 the Union captured the Sea Islands off the...
From February 21-26 the Beaufort Film Society will present the Seventeenth Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. Six days of international and local short films, feature films, animation, ...
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Tabby, also known as coastal concrete, is made from a mixture of lime, sand, water and oyster shells. Limestone to make building lime was not locally available to early settlers. Lime was importe...
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Beaufort is a city rich in history and full of stunning architectural gems. Beaufort is a city rich in history and full of stunning architectural gems. With stately, antebellum homes, Beaufort of...
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