St. Helena Island
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St. Helena Island is a historic sea island in South Carolina known for its rich Gullah Geechee culture, African American heritage, and coastal landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Helena Island canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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sea island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Beaufort County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Chapel of Ease ruins
NERFINISHED
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Dataw Island (connected by causeway) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Fremont NERFINISHED ⓘ Frogmore community NERFINISHED ⓘ Lands End community NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. Cottage at Penn Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn School Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
agriculture
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fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalGroup | Gullah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
Port Royal Experiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reconstruction-era education of freedpeople ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Gullah language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRole |
center of African American land ownership in the Sea Islands
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site of early schools for formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| knownFor |
African American heritage
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Gullah Geechee culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction-era history ⓘ coastal landscapes ⓘ historic churches ⓘ praise house traditions ⓘ rural character ⓘ sea island cotton history ⓘ |
| landscapeFeature |
maritime forests
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salt marshes ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beaufort County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Lowcountry, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
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Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Royal Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Hilton Head Island
NERFINISHED
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Hunting Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady’s Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | praise house worship ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Sea Island Parkway (U.S. Route 21) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.