Saint Helena Island
St. Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The island is connected to Beaufort by U.S. Highway 21. The island has a land area of about 64 sq mi and a population of 8,763 as of the 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Isle Sainte Helene”, “Punta De Santa Helena”, and “St. Helena Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penn Center and St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins.
Penn Center
School
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African-American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community on Saint Helena Island. Founded in 1862 by Quaker and Unitarian missionaries from Pennsylvania, it was the first school founded in the Southern United States specifically for the education of African-Americans.
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
Church
Photo: Hhoschton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic site in Frogmore, South Carolina on Saint Helena Island. The Anglican chapel was constructed in 1740 by planters on Saint Helena Island as a chapel of ease for parishioners who had difficulty traveling to worship at the Parish Church of St.
Edgar Fripp Mausoleum
Tomb
Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edgar Fripp Mausoleum, St. Helena Island Parish Church is a historic mausoleum in Frogmore, South Carolina, United States. The Egyptian Revival mausoleum was built in 1852 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Saint Helena Island
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States, locality, and landform
- Location: Beaufort County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.38686° or 32° 23′ 13″ northLongitude
-80.56066° or 80° 33′ 38″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
864X9CPQ+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 357120243OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Saint Helena Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saint Helena Island”
- Chinese: “聖赫勒拿島”
- Dutch: “Saint Helena Island”
- French: “Saint-Helena Island”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Santa Helena”
- Spanish: “Saint Helena Island”
- Turkish: “Saint Helena Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Frogmore and Scott.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beaufort County Library Saint Helena Branch and Gullah ‘n’ Geechie Mahn Tours.
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