Beaufort District, SC

Headnote
BEAUFORT DISTRICT, situated at the southeast extremity of South Carolina, with Savannah river on the southwest, and Combahee river on the northeast. Length, 60 miles; mean breadth, 30; with an area of 1,800 square miles. The face of the country is generally level, and a considerable portion of the soil sandy and light. Much of it, however, is well adapted fur cotton, rice, and Indian corn. Seat of justice, Coosawhatcbee. Pop. in 1820, 32,199; in 1830, 37,032; in 1840, 35,794; in 1850, 38,805. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
South Carolina

Beaufort District, South Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BEAUFORT DISTRICT, situated at the southeast extremity of South Carolina, with Savannah river on the southwest, and Combahee river on the northeast. Length, 60 miles; mean breadth, 30; with an area of 1,800 square miles. The face of the country is generally level, and a considerable portion of the soil sandy and light. Much of it, however, is well adapted fur cotton, rice, and Indian corn. Seat of justice, Coosawhatcbee. Pop. in 1820, 32,199; in 1830, 37,032; in 1840, 35,794; in 1850, 38,805.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 37.
Date Type
- Harriet Tubman leads an armed raid against Confederate forces in South Carolina Personal
Birthplace of
Name Type
Beaufort, SC City or Town
Fort Beauregard, Saint Phillip's Island, SC Location or Site
Hardeeville, SC City or Town
Hilton Head, SC City or Town
Port Royal, SC City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, “The Slave Question,” December 4, 1861
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