Beaufort, South Carolina

Gullah Festival

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

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Tabernacle Church was formed by African-American members of Beaufort Baptist Church after Federal Occupation of the town in 1861

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Sheldon Church has lain in ruin for more than 120 years. Its gable roof, pediment, windows, and interior have disappeared, but the classic simplicity of its design still remains. One of the first Greek Revival structures built in the United States, Prince William's Parish Church, erected 1745-55

Beaufort Gazette