Beaufort Audio Walking Tour

Highlights

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  Beaufort National Cemetery

  Beaufort National Cemetery opens out in front of you. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, this place covers 44.1 acres and, as of 2024, holds more than 28,725 interments.

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  University of South Carolina Beaufort

  Three Lowcountry campuses make up the University of South Carolina Beaufort, part of the University of South Carolina System, and you are on the Beaufort campus. This institution enrolls about 2,000 students and offers over 50 areas of study.

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  Robert Smalls House

  On the northeast corner of Prince and New Streets in central Beaufort, the Robert Smalls House at 511 Prince Street holds layers of history in its walls. This two-story wood-frame house, with a side gable roof and a two-story porch running across its south-facing front, holds layers of history in its walls.

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  Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

  This park, once known as the Reconstruction Era National Monument, marks a chapter of American history still being written into memory. This site was established by President Barack Obama in January 2017 to preserve and commemorate activities of the Reconstruction Era that followed the American Civil War.

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  Beaufort Historic District

  Antebellum Beaufort, South Carolina, spreads out in front of you across the Beaufort Historic District. This is a place listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.

All 17 stops

• Beaufort Historic District (Beaufort Historic District)

  Antebellum Beaufort, South Carolina, spreads out in front of you across the Beaufort Historic District.

• John Mark Verdier House (Beaufort Historic District)

  This is the John Mark Verdier House, known here as the Lafayette Building.

• Marshlands (Beaufort's historic downtown)

  Marshlands, also known as the James Robert Verdier House, sits at 501 Pinckney Street in Beaufort.

• Barnwell-Gough House (Beaufort Historic District)

  At 705 Washington Street you face the Barnwell-Gough House, also called Old Barnwell House, built in 1789.

• John A. Cuthbert House (Beaufort Historic District)

  Right in front of you, at 1203 Bay Street, sits the John A. Cuthbert House, raised in 1811.

• William Barnwell House (Beaufort Historic District)

  The William Barnwell House stands quietly in front of you in Beaufort, South Carolina.

• Tabby Manse (Beaufort)

  Here in Beaufort rises Tabby Manse, also known as the Thomas Fuller House, a striking late 18th-century home built around 1786.

• Rhett House Inn (Point)

  Picture this Point neighborhood mansion as it looked when the Rhett family summered here.

• The Anchorage (Beaufort Historic District)

  Here in Beaufort, South Carolina, the William Elliott House carries a name that few passersby ever pause to notice: The Anchorage.

• Robert Smalls House (central Beaufort)

  On the northeast corner of Prince and New Streets in central Beaufort, the Robert Smalls House at 511 Prince Street holds layers of history in…

• First African Baptist Church (Beaufort Historic District)

  Freed slaves raised the First African Baptist Church at 601 New Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, after the Civil War.

• Beth Israel Congregation (Beaufort Arsenal)

  Since 1908 this wooden synagogue at 401 Scott Street has housed Beth Israel Congregation.

• Beaufort National Cemetery (Beaufort)

  Beaufort National Cemetery opens out in front of you.

• Citizens Cemetery (Beaufort)

  Citizens Cemetery lies on Hamar Street, right next to Beaufort National Cemetery.

• Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (Beaufort)

  This park, once known as the Reconstruction Era National Monument, marks a chapter of American history still being written into memory.

• University of South Carolina Beaufort (Beaufort)

  Three Lowcountry campuses make up the University of South Carolina Beaufort, part of the University of South Carolina System, and you are on the Beaufort…

• Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge (Downtown Beaufort)

  Beneath your feet, steel plates and a central pivot mark the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge, known locally as the Woods Bridge, linking downtown Beaufort…

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