Penn Center

Local namePenn Center National Historic Landmark
LocationSouth Carolina, United States

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. It provided critical educational facilities to Gullah slaves freed after plantation owners fled the island, and continues to fulfill an educational mission. Leigh Richmond Miner photographed students and activities at the school.The campus was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1974. Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church on the campus were declared part of Reconstruction Era National Monument in January 2017. In spring of 2019, it became the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, along with Fort Sumter.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Center_(Saint_Helena_Island,_South_Carolina)

Official Website https://www.penncenter.com/

Address 116 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, 29920, United States

Coordinates 32°23'17.717" N -80°34'34.669" E

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