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Port Royal
Sound and St Helena:
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St. Helena Island is one of the
South Carolina
Sea Islands in
Beaufort County, South Carolina that
are historic sites of early European
colonization of North America. St.
Helena is also the center of
African-American
Gullah culture and language.
Many newcommers have found just the right mix of
Historic and cultural interest on St Helena and hve
choosen to call St Helena home. St Helena has
rural areas as well as several gated communities.
What ever your choice you will find St Helena South
Carolina a great place to enjoy the unspoiled natural
surroundings of the South Carolina Lowcountry
Port Royal Sound:, arm of the Atlantic
Ocean, between St. Helena and Parris islands to the
north and Hilton Head Island to the south, in S S.C.; it
receives the Broad River. The sound was named in 1562 by
French explorer Jean Ribaut, founder of a short-lived
Huguenot settlement on Parris Island. In Nov., 1861,
during the Civil War, Union Comdr. Samuel F. |
Du Pont reduced the forts guarding the sound, and the
area remained in Union hands for the rest of the war,
becoming a major naval base.
The
Sea Islands were the sites of numerous
early forts, One,
Fort Fremont is located at Lands End
on the southern tip of St. Helena.
Across
Saint Helena Sound is
Parris Island, site of several more
historic
forts that have been sites of
extensive
archaeological digs. The forts were
established to protect
Port Royal. St. Helena is today
connected to
Beaufort, the county seat, by
U.S. Highway 21, and its largely
rural population is included as part of
the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort
Micropolitan Area by the U.S. Census
Bureau. The island has a land area of
165.212 km² (63.789 sq mi) and a
population of 8,407 as of the
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One of St Helena's Historic sites is The
Penn Center is one of the nation's
most historically significant
African-American educational and
cultural institutions. In recent times
it was an important meeting center for
Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. whose
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
met on the Penn campus. In
1974, the U.S.
Department of the Interior named
Penn Center a
National Historic Landmark.
The historic status has helped the
defenders of the Gullah culture fend off
the development that has turned other
Sea Islands like
Hilton Head into resort areas.
Condos and gated communities are not
allowed on St. Helena. .
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The
Penn Center:
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Some rural land has been preserved and much of the
island is still owned by African-Americans. However,
economic pressures have forced some off their land, and
may forever change the character of the area |
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St Helena;
Home to many Fine Communities: |
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Bermuda Bluff Island! This
beautiful island consists of approximately 150 acres of
land, approximately 3,000 feet of which front the
Beaufort River. Located approximately 12 miles southeast
of Beaufort, Bermuda Bluff offers a "retreat" from
everyday life. Amminities include a boat launch,
tennis court, a pool and a community club house. |
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