A history of Beaufort,
since 1711
Postcards, papers and photographs of Beaufort from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Written history began 500 years ago with the exploration of the area by Spanish Captain Pedro de Salazar between 1514 and 1516. Nearby, the colony of Santa Elena was having problems by 1566, when a group of potential settlers sailed from northwest Iberia and the Spanish governor of Floritda, Acinega, dispatched under Captain Pardo and 250 men to reinforce the colony.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Beaufort’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCopy of the plot of the city of, 1860: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Beaufort
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Beaufort, decade by decade
14 historic places in Beaufort
Beaufort has 14 listings on the National Register, and they protect 477 historic buildings, because Beaufort Historic District alone counts 467. 3 are National Historic Landmarks, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
LandmarkListed 1969Beaufort Historic District
LandmarkListed 1973Marshlands
LandmarkListed 1974Robert Smalls House
Listed 1971William Barnwell House
Listed 1971Tabby Manse
Listed 1971John Mark Verdier House
Listed 1971Anchorage, The
Listed 1972John A. Cuthbert House
Listed 1972Barnwell-Gough House
Listed 1997Beaufort National Cemetery
Listed 2008Seacoast Packing CompanyListed 1973Little Barnwell IslandListed 2020Means-Gage HouseListed 2023Lady's Island BridgeThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Copy of the plot of the city of (1860) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.