National historical park preserving sites, stories, and landmarks associated with the transformation of American society following the Civil War and the emancipation of formerly enslaved people.
Visitor Center: Daily, 9:00am to 5:00pm
How to Get There
From Beaufort, SC (1 mi): Follow Carteret Street through downtown Beaufort, turn onto Craven Street, and continue a short distance to the visitor center and headquarters located in the historic Old Beaufort Firehouse.
Overview
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park preserves key places in Beaufort County connected to the years after the Civil War, when millions of newly freed African Americans sought civil rights, education, political representation, and economic opportunity. Start at the visitor center in the historic Old Beaufort Firehouse for exhibits on the Port Royal Experiment.
Park Sites
- Penn Center National Historic Landmark District and Darrah Hall, St. Helena Island: the site of one of the nation's first schools for formerly enslaved people
- Camp Saxton: where African American soldiers took steps toward citizenship and military service
- Historic churches and educational institutions with interpretive programs
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