October 24th Beaufort County Series Civil War and Forward 1860-

Beaufort County South Carolina Civil War and Forward

1. Beaufort County South Carolina Civil War and Forward Marker    1860 - On November 7,1861 a flotilla of U.S. warships steamed into Port Royal and the "Cotton Kingdom" came to a swift and thunderous end. The planters were forced to flee inland, many never to return, abandoning homes, lands and slaves. Beaufort became headquarters for the U.S. Army Department of the South and the chief base for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The houses were used by the occupying forces and thus saved for future generations. After the war the tough-minded adapted quickly and struggled back from defeat and reprisal. The long-fibered "Sea Island Cotton" recovered and continued to support the economy. The coming of the boll weevil, some sixty years later, banished cotton forever from the sea islands. In 1892 a great storm came ashore at the high tide, piling water on water until the islands were swept clean of agriculture and shipping. Thousands drowned. Now, where rice, indigo and cotton once flourished, cattle, feed crops, vegetables and soybeans grow. A fishing fleet " drags" the local waters for shrimp. Crabs and oysters are harvested for local consumption and export. Clean industry, military installations, tourists and retired persons contribute heavily to the present economy. Erected 2007 by Beaufort County. 2. Riverfront park Regarding Beaufort County South Carolina. The United States Marine Corps began training recruits at Parris Island in 1915, and later in the twentieth century Hilton Head Island and neighboring sea islands have become popular resort and retirement destinations. Some famous residents of Beaufort County are naturalists Alexander Garden (ca. 1730-1791) and Stephen Elliott (1771-1830); Robert Smalls (1839-1915), a former slave who became a United States Congressman; boxer Joe Frazier; and writer Pat Conroy.   3. Shrimp boats The Movie Forrest Gump was filmed in Beaufort and various locations in Beaufort County

4. Shrimping is a big local industry

5. Former train stop at Yemassee for Parris Island recruits

6. Beaufort Historic District: National Historic Landmark Landmark Beaufort Historic District *** (added 1969 - - #69000159) ♦ Bounded by the Beaufort River, Bladen, Hamar, and Boundary Sts. , Beaufort ♦ Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event ♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown ♦ Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal ♦ Area of Significance: Military, Commerce, Politics/Government, Black, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement, Native American, Architecture ♦ Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599 ♦ Owner: Local , Private ♦ Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social ♦ Historic Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

7. United States District Courthouse, Beaufort