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ST. HELENA - Waterfront property and
Intracoastal waterfront real estate
For investors looking ahead of the curve, properties on St. Helena Island
near Beaufort exhibit vast potential. This 63 square mile sea island is
mostly rural and features pristine waterfront locations with magnificent
views and access to the Atlantic Ocean, Port Royal and Saint Helena Sound,
and the Beaufort and Harbor rivers. Lots are available in the $300,000 range
and include exceptional privacy and scenic vistas of marshes, estuaries,
tidal creeks, and old-growth woodlands.
St. Helena was famously known as Frogmore for many years, based on one of
its pre-Civil War cotton plantations. The fertile island remained sparsely
settled into the 20th century as home to large tomato and vegetable farms,
and still has a population of fewer than 9,000.
Remnants of Civil War and colonial forts still exist on the island, which
became home to one of the first schools for former slaves in the 1860’s, the
Penn Center, which today is a national historic site. A small commercial
village on the island is also a haven for local arts, crafts, and folklore.
St. Helena Island is within ten minutes of downtown Beaufort and is near the
wild ocean beaches of Hunting Island State Park, and the luxurious dining,
shopping and recreational facilities of Savannah and Hilton Head are less
than an hour away. The experience of St. Helena is a restful escape to the
timeless pleasures of unspoiled natural beauty. The pace is easy, the
landscape is lush and pure, and the sunny coastal climate and abundant
waterways offer endless recreational possibilities. Explore
Beaufort County South Carolina areas and distinctive neighborhoods and
developments:
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