Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

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Darrah Hall

Address: 24 Penn Center Circle West, St Helena Island, SC 29920

Centered on Beaufort, South Carolina, this park tells the story of Reconstruction, when four million formerly enslaved people built new lives of freedom. Sites include the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, one of the first schools for freedpeople, and Darrah Hall.

Visit the park's sites and learn how freed families founded schools, churches, and communities. For a challenge, tour the Penn Center campus and the historic firehouse visitor center to study this pivotal, difficult chapter of American history.

Coordinates: 32.38710, -80.57867

Pinckney-Porter's Chapel Visitor Contact Station

Address: 27 Pinckney Blvd, Port Royal, SC 29935

Centered on Beaufort, South Carolina, this park tells the story of Reconstruction, when four million formerly enslaved people built new lives of freedom. Sites include the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, one of the first schools for freedpeople, and Darrah Hall.

Visit the park's sites and learn how freed families founded schools, churches, and communities. For a challenge, tour the Penn Center campus and the historic firehouse visitor center to study this pivotal, difficult chapter of American history.

Coordinates: 32.38830, -80.68543

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Visitor Center

Address: 706 Craven Street, Beaufort, SC 29902

Centered on Beaufort, South Carolina, this park tells the story of Reconstruction, when four million formerly enslaved people built new lives of freedom. Sites include the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, one of the first schools for freedpeople, and Darrah Hall.

Visit the park's sites and learn how freed families founded schools, churches, and communities. For a challenge, tour the Penn Center campus and the historic firehouse visitor center to study this pivotal, difficult chapter of American history.

Coordinates: 32.43246, -80.67068

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