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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

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Designation
National Historical Park
State
SC
Park address
Beaufort, SC
Entrance fee
No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Notes

  • Designation Date: 01/12/2017

  • The Reconstruction era,1861-1900 the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, economic, and labor systems, was a time of significant transformation. The people, places, and events in Beaufort County, South Carolina, reflect on the most important issues of this tumultuous time period.

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