National Historical Parks · South Carolina
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
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Introduction
Background: 1
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.
Geography
Designation: 3
National Historical Park
State or territory: 4
South Carolina
Park Map - Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: 5
Map scope: Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Map of Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in South Carolina. Five sites are labeled in green against the tan land. Bodies of water are shown in blue, and roads are represented with yellow lines.
Visitor centers and places
Darrah Hall: 6
Darrah Hall is the oldest building on the campus of the Penn Center. The NPS manages Darrah Hall as a visitor contact station. As of the summer of 2021, it is open Tuesday - Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Pinckney-Porter's Chapel Visitor Contact Station: 7
Pinckney-Porters Chapel Visitor Contact Station is located at the Naval Heritage Park across from Naval Hospital Beaufort. It is open Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Visitor information
Visitation
Sources & field notes
Source records (11)
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Background · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored government work generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Claflin University · Library of Congress. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
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- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- Public domain:Full Granting Rights
- Rights
- Public domain:Full Granting Rights
Designation · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
State or territory · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
Park Map - Reconstruction Era National Historical Park · National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
- Source scope
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
- Download
- Official map PDF ↗
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- Public domain; NPS map
- Rights
- Public domain; NPS map
Darrah Hall · National Park Service park structured data. Open source ↗
- Information date
- Not supplied by the source
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored U.S. government work is generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Pinckney-Porter's Chapel Visitor Contact Station · National Park Service park structured data. Open source ↗
- Information date
- Not supplied by the source
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored U.S. government work is generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Physical Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Mailing Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored government work generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Telephone · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored government work generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Recreation visits · National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. Open source ↗
- Information date
- 2025
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
- Methodology
- NPS reporting unit; annual total is the sum of 12 monthly recreation visit estimates.
- Reporting unit
- Reconstruction Era NHP
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.