Beaufort College

Beaufort College (HM5HX)

Location: Beaufort, SC 29902 Beaufort County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 26.198', W 80° 40.191'

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(Text front)
Beaufort College, a college preparatory academy founded in 1795, occupied this Greek Revival building from 1852 to 1861. The school opened in 1084 at Bay and Church Sts. but closed in 1817 after a yellow fever epidemic, reopening in 1820 at Newcastle and Craven Sts. This building designed by John Gibbs Barnwell II featured two classrooms, two offices, and a library modeled after the one at S.C. College, now the South Caronliniana Library at the University of S.C.

(Text reverse)
Beaufort College closed its doors in 1861 when Beaufort was occupied by Federal troops. For the rest of the Civil War it was a school for former slaves and part of a hospital complex serving both freedmen and Federal soldiers. It also served as headquarters for the Freedmen's Bureau here during Reconstruction, then became a public elementary school in 1909. In 1959 the University of S.C. acquired this building for its new Beaufort campus.

Details

HM Number	HM5HX
Series	This marker is part of the South Carolina: Beaufort County Historical Society series
Tags	Black History, Education, Places
Marker Number	7-26
Year Placed	2001
Placed By	Beaufort Historical Society and the Beaufort College Board of Trustees
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 9:37pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 531035 N 3588882
Decimal Degrees	32.43663333, -80.66985000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 26.198', W 80° 40.191'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 26' 11.88" N, 80° 40' 11.46" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	803, 843
Closest Postal Address	At or near 803-899 Carteret St, Beaufort SC 29902, US
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