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5 unusual facts about Beaufort County


Hastings Arthur Wise

Although the crimes were committed in Aiken County, the trial itself was held in Beaufort County, South Carolina by order of the trial judge, who felt that the publicity around the crime may have tainted the Aiken County jury pool.

Kathryn R. Wall

The title role character in her series Bay Tanner is a young widow residing on Hilton Head Island and in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Whale Branch Early College High School

The high school serves students in the northernmost portions of Beaufort County, including the unincorporated communities of Dale, Lobeco, Seabrook, and Sheldon.

Whale Branch Early College High School (usually called "Whale Branch") is a Title I public high school within the Beaufort County School District, located in Seabrook, South Carolina.

William Henry Brisbane

Reverend Dr. William Henry Brisbane (October 12, 1806 Beaufort County, South Carolina - April 5, 1878 Arena, Wisconsin) was a Baptist minister of the southern United States who, having convinced himself of the immorality of slavery, freed and settled a group of slaves he had inherited, and became an active abolitionist.


Port Royal Island

Port Royal Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Raid at Combahee Ferry

The Raid at Combahee Ferry was a military operation during the American Civil War; it was conducted on June 1 and June 2, 1863, by elements of the Union Army along the Combahee River in Beaufort and Colleton counties in southeast South Carolina.


see also

North Carolina Highway 306

On the other side of the river, the route immediately and abruptly comes to its northern terminus at NC 92 and NC 99, still in Beaufort County.