Many upgrades are coming to the historic Fort Fremont Preserve. According to a press release by Beaufort County, Fort Fremont Preserve at Lands End on St. Helena Island will be closed to the public until further notice due to construction, beginning Wednesday, May 15.
Fort Fremont is a Spanish-American War coastal defense artifact built in 1898 to defend the Port Royal Sound. The site and its historical ruins, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, were acquired in 2004 by Beaufort County Council into the County’s Rural and Critical Lands Program.
The project improvements at the site include the construction of an interpretive center to provide an educational experience to the visitors of the Fort Fremont facility. The interpretive center will have many artifacts and display items representing the Fort’s history.
The scope of work also includes the installation of a picnic pavilion, walking paths, and public restrooms, installation of a picnic pavilion, walking paths and public restrooms.
Learn all about the history of Fort Fremont here.
See more about Fort Fremont today here.
