Penn Center
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.
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- Description: museum, former African-American school, historic district
- Also known as“Penn Center National Historic Landmark”“Penn School Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Helena Island and St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins.
Saint Helena Island
Saint Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic… St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is situated 1 mile south of Penn Center.
Edgar Fripp Mausoleum
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Penn Center
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Latitude
32.38826° or 32° 23′ 18″ north
Longitude
-80.57635° or 80° 34′ 35″ west
Open location code
864X9CQF+8F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=school
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Penn Center” goes by many names.
منطقة مدرسة بن التاريخيهEgyptian Arabic
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