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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>Both German and Italian POWs were held in Beaufort during WWII and assigned to work on local farms.</p>
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<p>BCHS is the oldest historical organization in the Lowcountry. For more information, visit www.BeaufortCountyHistoricalSociety.com or go to Beaufort Count&nbsp;</p>
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