Fort Frederick, Chapter 5
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The fort holds clues to the lives of the enslaved men, women and children who built the South.Visit the South Carolina Department of Education for Social Studies standards.
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The fort holds clues to the lives of the enslaved men, women and children who built the South.Video
Archaeology at Fort Frederick reaches full speed as the public is engaged in the project.Video
The enslaved are freed. Old Fort Frederick becomes the site of one of the most important moments in American history. Quotations from historians featured in this segment include: "Miss Laura Towne...Video
Ancient American Indians were the first occupiers of Port Royal. The plan for a large archaeological expedition are finalized.Video
The Colonials arrive in Port Royal and the Crown allocates funds for a fort.Video
Time has degraded the tabby walls of the old fort. A master craftsman has the right recipe for restoration.Video
The crumbling tabby of Fort Frederick will stand for another generation, now as a focus of Beaufort’s Reconstruction Era National Park.Video
Port Royal Sound has unique characteristics that make it the epicenter for some of the most important events in American History. Fort Frederick saw its share. An archaeological survey begins.Video
Henrietta Snype, from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is a world-renowned sweetgrass basket-weaver. Taught by both her mother and her grandmother, Snype has been creating sweetgrass basket art ever...