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On the shores of the Beaufort River near the ruins of an old British fort, the nation was transformed. In what had been a cotton plantation where generations of Black Americans had toiled in bondage and enslavement, was suddenly a place where men, women, and children claimed the United States as their own. The Year of Jubilee Has ComeThe First South Carolina Volunteers
Pinckney-Porter's Chapel Visitor Contact StationPinckney-Porters Chapel is a Reconstruction era Freedman's Chapel located in the Naval Heritage Park just outside the main gate to Naval Hospital Beaufort. The Town of Port Royal rebuilt the chapel in late 2020, and through an agreement, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park operates the site as a visitor contact station. Inside are temporary exhibits, and most Camp Saxton programs begin at this site. Pinckney-Porter's Chapel is open Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. Physical Address 27 Pinckney BlvdPort Royal, SC 29935 Mailing Address 706 Craven StreetBeaufort, SC 29902 From downtown Beaufort, travel South on Ribaut Road. As you approach Naval Hospital Beaufort, turn left onto Shell Road. Porters Chapel Visitor Center will be ahead on your right, directly across the entrance gate to the hospital and next to a large skate park.
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