Beaufort, South Carolina

Baptist Church Of Beaufort

Organized in 1800, the building was erected in 1844

Beaufort Gazette

The Spirit Of Old Beaufort Tour Center and Gift Shop

Tours begin and end at their gift shop in the Waterfront area. Narrated tour of East side focuses on the historic homes. West side tour emphasis is on churches and historic homes along the Bay St. Guides are in 18th century period dress, sing the old songs and show 1864

St. Helena's Episcopal Church & Cemetery

The parish was founded in 1712 but the original church was not completed until 1724 construction being interrupted due to the Yemassee War. Following the Union occupation of Beaufort in the Fall of 1861, the church interior was gutted and turned into a hospital for Union soldiers. St. Helena’

Beaufort National Cemetery

With the National Cemetery Act of 1863 Abraham Lincoln established this cemetery for soldiers who died in the Civil War. Of the 7,500 Civil War soldiers buried here, 117 are Confederate. In the 1870s the Union Soldiers monument was erected to honor the 174