Cheap Things To Do in Port Royal, South Carolina

The pool opened in July, 1996. More on SwimmersGuide

Inscription. (Marker Front) Emancipation Day: On New Years Day 1863 this plantation owned by John Joyner Smith was the scene of elaborate ceremonies celebrating the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation. Hundreds of freedman ... More on HMDB

To walk through this Beaufort sanctuary and its walled graveyard is to walk through Lowcountry history. More on Moon Handbooks: South Carolina

Inscription.  : St. Helena's Parish was established June 7, 1712 by act of Provincial Assembly. First rector, The Rev. William Guy, was appointed 1713; Glebe lands of 50 acres provided 1717. Origin... More on HMDB

Inscription. The ruins in the woods before you are all that remain of the Parris Island lighthouse keeper's home. Established in 1878, by 1881 there were two navigational beacons in operation here. The keeper tended both at night. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Tabernacle Church was formed by black members of Beaufort Baptist Church after other members evacuated the area because of Federal occupation in 1861. The church's lecture room was used for services during the war. In ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Parris Island Pre-History: The first inhabitants of Parris Island were American Indians. From about 6,000 BC to 500 AD, these stone age people traveled throughout the southeast staying along the coast for only part of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The concrete pillars and the shallow depression here represent the outline and moat of a fortication excavated by the Marine Corps in 1923. The archaeological dig was supervised by Maj... More on HMDB

Inscription. A year after the abandonment of Santa Elena in 1575, Spain, reestablished its colony on Parris Island. Fearing renewed Indian attacks upon their return, the Spanish brought with them a... More on HMDB

Inscription. Less than three decades after Columbus had discovered America, on Aug. 18, 1521 ( St. Helena's Day ), Spanish seafarers from Santo Domingo sighted this magnificent harbor, named its Eastern headland the Punta de Santa ... More on HMDB

Inscription. En respetuoso recuerdo d los Españoles que entre 1566 y 1587 dejaron aqui huella de su paso para gloria d España, y en agradecimiento a los Americanos benemeritos que hoy, con su trabaios rinden culto a su memoriay ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Designated for use with the Japanese Cavalry, the Model 95 Field Gun is a horse-drawn gun with split trails, hydropneumatic recoil mechanism and horizontal sliding wedge type breech mechanism. The 75mm gun weighs 2440 ... More on HMDB