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Inscription. (Front): Sheldon Union Academy, later Sheldon School, opened in 1893 on this site and educated the black children of rural Sheldon community for almost fifty years. The original Sheldon Union Academy board, which founded ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Ruins of Old Sheldon, Prince William's Parish Church: Built 1745-55. Burned 1779 by, British. Rebuilt 1826. Burned, 1865 by Federal Army. Named for, ancestral home of the Bull family, in Warwickshire, England. ———, ... 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. (Obverse) : Remnants of a large earthwork originally more tha 100 yards long are still visible south, west and northwest of the Frampton House. This battery, constructed in 1861~62 by ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A large "earthwork, " over 100 yards, in length was raised on this site by, General Robert E. Lee's troops, c. 1862. This fortification was a, fall-back position from which to, defend ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Text front): General Robert E. Lee: Following the capture of Hilton Head, Beaufort, and the nearby sea islands in the fall of 1861, General Robert E. Lee was given command of the coastal military department of South ... 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. This was formerly the site of a Presbyterian church organized in 1766 by the Reverend Arichibald Simpson, minister from Scotland. The church was incorporated on December 17, 1808. Serving the church were the Reverends ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front Side): The Battle of Pocotaligo, the largest action of a three-day expedition intended to disrupt the Charleston & Savannah Railroad, took place nearby on October 22, 1862. With 2000 Confederates under Col. W. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front Side): Coosawhatchie, dating to the 1740s, was named for the Coosaw Tribe. At first it was little more than a store and inn built on the King's Highway by Henry De Saussure, a Huguenot settler from Purrysburg. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Coosawhatchie, Jasper County, South Carolina, Commanders: Colonels William Moultrie, John Laurens; Gen. Augustine Prevost, Casualties: 3 Americans killed, 8 wounded, "Despite the defeat at Port Royal Island, General Prevost ... More on HMDB