David Gibson, is the adjutant of the 79th N.Y. Volunteer Infantry. They were recruited in New York and served all over the South during the Civil War. They were deployed in Beaufort from October 1861 to July 1862. Gibson is shown here with equipment typical of gear used during their time here. Jeff Evans/The Island News
January 17 1711: The Lords Proprietors charter the “building of a town to be called Beaufort
From staff reports Penn Center is hosting a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration from 1 to
Staff reports As the 200th anniversary of the visit of Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero
January 12 1944: Future world champion boxer Joe Frazier is born to Dolly Alston-Frazier and Rubin
From staff reports Historic Beaufort Foundation’s long-running Winter Lecture Series returns Thursday, Feb. 6 at USC
