Travels in the 2nd half

  Hunting Island Lighthouse Beaufort, South Carolina, is a great place to explore history. But there are other things to do in the area. The town sits on one of the sea-islands of South Carolina, so there are a lot of ways to go out and enjoy nature. One place to visit is nearby Hunting Island State Park . Salt Marsh Hunting Island is a 5000 acre barrier island, fifteen miles east of Beaufort. It was designated as a state park in 1935. As a result it is one of the last undeveloped islands in the state. The area was originally a hunting preserve for the white plantation owners and businessmen in the area. At that time it could only be arrived at by boat. In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps built roads and bridges connecting it to Beaufort. Today, Hunting Island offers campgrounds, a beach with facilities and paved parking, a nature center, and boardwalk paths through the salt marsh and palmetto forest. One place to make sure to visit is the Hunting Island Lighthouse . The first...

  Beaufort, South Carolina, played a unique role during the Civil War. It was captured by the Union Navy in November 1861, and remained under U.S. control for the rest of conflict. Abolitionists were looking beyond the war towards the end of slavery. Beaufort became a place where many of them came to try and figure out what should happen when the war was over. Thus was born the Port Royal Experiment. Today Beaufort is home to a unique national park. The Reconstruction Era National Historic Park is alone in being dedicated to an era in history, rather than to a place or specific event. The park is split into three parts, The Visitor’s Center in Beaufort, Penn Center on St. Helena’s Island, and Camp Sexton in the town of Port Royal. Its headquarters are located in the historic section of Beaufort. That is the place to visit and get started in exploring this little known history of the United States. When the U.S. Navy sailed into Beaufort in November of 1861, the white landowners fl...

 The Low Country of South Carolina is a unique place in the United States. It is an area of islands and deltas along the sea coast. Its geography is beautiful and its history is rich, and Beaufort SC is a great place to stay when you come to explore the area. Beaufort sits on Port Royal Island, near the mouth of the river of the same name. It developed in the pre-civil war era as a center of sea cotton and rice plantations. The plantations, and the enslaved people who worked on them, were spread out among the sea islands in the area, but the owners lived in town. The mansions of Beaufort is where they raised their families and did their business. During the Civil War, Beaufort fell to the Union Navy, with barely a shot being fired. Union ships entered the Port Royal River in November 1861, quickly took out the two small forts defending it, and sailed into town. The white slave owners quickly fled. Their homes were taken over by the U.S. Navy, and were used to house officers and as...