Historic Beaufort Foundation

The Official Guide to Historic Beaufort

On sale at HBF offices, the Verdier House

and a variety of retail outlets!

Revised and expanded with 15 years of new research, this 10th edition release is a great addition to your library!   Take a walk around the historic district and enjoy the stories of the various structures! The book features full color photography.

HISTORIC BEAUFORT FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING 2015

49th Annual Meeting

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Beaufort Performing Arts Center

801 Carteret Street

The Rising Tide of Tourism:

History Leads the Way

by Duane Parish

Director

South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation Tourism

 Schedule

5:30-7 p.m.         Election of Officers/Trustees

             Preservation Awards

     Guest Speaker

   7-7:30 p.m.         Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Reception

$15.00 per person

Call 843.379.3331 to make your reservations.

ARCHITECTS’ TOUR

BRAY’S ISLAND

Saturday, March 21, 2015

$55.00 per person

MARK YOUR CALENDARS….

Saturday, March 28^th,

6:30 p.m. –

Anchor the Date!

This year’s nautical theme is perfect for the Lafayette Soiree’s location at the spectacular historic George Moss     Stoney    home      and

blooming gardens downtown on The Point fronting the Beaufort River.  Watch a full moon rise over the water and a fireworks display to mark the 190^th anniversary of Lafayette’s visit to Beaufort in 1825.  After one of the Lowcountry’s best Silent Auctions, open bar and heavy hor d’oeuvres from seven participating restaurants, dance into the night to the same great band we had last year. Atlanta’s famous CEO Band will start the evening’s dancing with some Beach Music Classics.

Tickets are $125 each

Order your tickets online at www.historicbeaufor.org or by calling HBF at 843.379.3331

Come dance under the stars at what’s been called “One of the South’s greatest parties.”

Learn Beaufort’s Civil War History at the Verdier House Artifacts, models and photographs abound

Model of USS Walbash

The Verdier House collection of scale models related to local Civil War history has been expanded to include the USS Wabash, the ship that led the November 1861 invasion of Port Royal Sound. The Wabash was just seven years old when it steamed into Port Royal Sound and changed the lives of Sea Islanders forever.

The Wabash joins scale models of the SS Planter and the Robert Smalls House both of which played roles in the life of Robert Smalls, a slave-turned-Civil War hero from Beaufort who went on to become a state and U.S. legislator and powerful local politician. All three models are the creations of Dennis Cannady, a scale model craftsman, retired mechanical engineer and Civil War enthusiast.

 Spearheading the assault on Port Royal Sound, the Wabash led the largest invasion fleet yet organized by the U.S. Navy, containing 77 vessels and 16,000 Army troops under Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman. Following the furious four-hour battle, the Wabash led the battle line.
Once Beaufort was occupied by Union troops, Civil War photographer Samuel Cooley set up shop here on Craven Street and a large collection of his photos illustrating the occupation of Bay Street are also exhibited.

The Verdier House at 801 Bay Street is open Mondays – Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with tours given on the half hour; closed Christmas and New Year’s days.

Admission is free to HBF members, active military and children; $10 for adults. Purchase of a membership includes a free tour.

Call 379-6335 for information.