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Parris Island has a unique and rich history marked by international occupation and military activity. While it has been host to both the United States Army and Navy, it has been home to the Marine Corps for over a century. You can learn more at the Parris Island Museum, which is just one of many attractions in the area. Others include Hunting Island State Park and the Penn Center, the site of one of the country’s first schools for freed slaves. There are also many annual events such as the Native Island Gullah Celebration and the Yemassee Shrimp Festival.
Parris Island Museum, which proudly resides in the War Memorial Building at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, is a magnificent monument to Marines of the past as well as a source of inspiration and opportunity for Marines of the future. As one of the largest and most visited museums in the southeastern United States, Parris Island Museum houses over 1500 artifacts and 2000 photographs, maps, and pictures in its nearly 6000 square feet of exhibit space. For more information, call (843) 228-2951. [Top]
This popular state park, located near historic Beaufort, is a 5,000-acre secluded barrier island of semitropical beauty. As the name implies, the island was once used for hunting deer, raccoon, waterfowl and other small game. As a state park, the island serves as a preserve for its abundant wildlife. With more than four miles of beach, a maritime forest and extensive saltwater marsh, the island is also a retreat for anyone who loves a natural coastal environment. For more information, visit www.huntingisland.com. [Top]
Located on St. Helena Island, one of the most beautiful and historically distinct of the South Carolina Sea Islands, Penn Center sits at the heart of Gullah culture on the 50-acre Penn School campus. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974, it is a part of the Penn School Historic District which is comprised of nineteen buildings related to and used by Penn School, including Gantt Cottage where Martin Luther King Jr. once stayed. For more information, call 843-838-2432. [Top]
The Beaufort Arsenal Museum is located in nearby Beaufort and houses many relics of nature, war and early industry. Once an arsenal, the building was constructed in 1798 and was the home of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, which traced its formation to an earlier company organized in 1776 and served in the Revolutionary War. For more information, call 843-525-7077. [Top]
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