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Drive through Beaufort’s marsh-framed streets with the Free & Equal app and experience the Port Royal Experiment and Reconstruction Era sites at your own pace. This self-guided audio tour mixes first-person stories with on-site interpretation over a 90–120 minute route.
Drive through Beaufort’s marsh-framed streets with the Free & Equal app and experience the Port Royal Experiment and Reconstruction Era sites at your own pace. This self-guided audio tour mixes first-person stories with on-site interpretation over a 90–120 minute route.
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Operated by Walking Cinema · Beaufort, South Carolina
You roll down Bay Street with Spanish moss brushing the windshield, tidal creeks glinting like coins to your right and weathered clapboard houses stepping back from the road. The Free & Equal app becomes your narrator: a walking cinema that moves you from site to site through the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort, revealing how newly freed people organized, educated, and governed three years before the Civil War ended.
easy.
90–120 minutes.
Minimal fitness required; short, flat walks at select sites—suitable for most ages and abilities.
Download the Free & Equal app from the App Store, select the Beaufort Reconstruction tour, and begin at the listed starting point; the app will cue the next stops.
Many park stops and interpretive markers are wheelchair accessible, but individual site conditions vary—check the app’s accessibility notes or contact the National Park Service for specifics.
The app and tour content are free; some parking areas or nearby museums may charge fees—plan accordingly.
The tour is designed for a personal vehicle with short walking segments; if you prefer walking-only, check app content for walkable sections or contact local tour providers for guided alternatives.
Beaufort was central to the Port Royal Experiment; freed people organized schools, purchased land, and held political office during early Reconstruction, reshaping local social structures under federal occupation.
The lowcountry’s salt marshes are ecologically fragile—stay on marked paths, avoid disturbing shorelines, and support local preservation programs that protect cultural and natural resources.
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