Headnote

Beaufort, S. C., Beaufort co. A port of entry on Port Royal Island, on the W. bank of Port Royal River. A bar prevents the entrance of vessels drawing more than 11 feet. 75 miles S. W. from Charleston. 146 S. from Columbia. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Beaufort District, SC

Beaufort, South Carolina (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Beaufort, S. C., Beaufort co. A port of entry on Port Royal Island, on the W. bank of Port Royal River. A bar prevents the entrance of vessels drawing more than 11 feet. 75 miles S. W. from Charleston. 146 S. from Columbia.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 281.
Date Type
Former Confederate General Stephen Elliot, Jr. dies in South Carolina from his war wounds, aged 34. Personal
- In South Carolina, the U.S. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron takes Port Royal by naval bombardment Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery, Beaufort, SC Location or Site
Date Title
Edward L. Pierce to John Albion Andrew, July 22, 1863
John Hunn to William Still, November 7, 1871
Doing "Good Brave Work": Harriet Tubman's Testimony at Beaufort, South Carolina
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