From staff reports
The Beaufort County Historical Society (BCHS) will dedicate at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, a S.C. Department of Archives and History marker commemorating the Beaufort World War II prisoner of war camp at Pigeon Point Park at 2501 Pigeon Point Road.
Beaufort County Historical Society President will share brief remarks before the marker’s unveiling. The BCHS gives special thanks to the City of Beaufort for the marker’s installation.
Both German and Italian POWs were held in Beaufort during WWII and assigned to work on local farms.
BCHS is the oldest historical organization in the Lowcountry. For more information, visit www.BeaufortCountyHistoricalSociety.com or go to Beaufort Count
