Learn about the industry that saved Beaufort with Dr.
Shepherd McKinley, Senior Lecturer at the University of North Carolina
Charlotte who will present Stinking Stones and Rocks of Gold: Phosphate, Fertilizer, and Industrialization in Postbellum
South Carolina, 2014. Dr.
McKinley won the South Carolina Historical Society's George C. Rogers, Jr. award for the best book of South Carolina history in
2013. The University of Florida Press
recently released the book in paperback in case you'd like to purchase and get
a copy autographed at the conclusion of the program.
Supplemental Materials are available in the BDC's Wordpress blog: Phosphate Industry in Beaufort County, 1867-2005: List of Materials and Links
Don't forget that the Living History Encampment is at the Arsenal (713 Craven Street) across from the Beaufort Branch Library (311 Scott Street), all day Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm. Visit the encampment and then attend Dr. McKinley's lecture or attend Dr. McKinley's lecture at 1 pm and then visit the encampment mid-afternoon. In either order, you're sure to enjoy learning more about Beaufort District's deep and broad mid-19th century history.
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