National Landmark File: Penn Center Historic District, Beaufort County, St. Helena Island

Penn School

National Landmark File: Penn Center Historic District, Beaufort County, St. Helena Island

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National Landmark File

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History features information on the national landmark, Penn School - one of the first schools for newly freed African Americans on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina. The source provides an account of the school's beginnings, undated historical photographs of buildings and landmarks, and a description of historical and modern buildings on the property. Such buildings include Brick Church, dormitories, administrative buildings, workshops, dining hall, tennis courts, staff housing, and health clinics.

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South Carolina Department of Archives and History

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