Introduction
Some 30 miles north of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort (Low Country pronunciation is bew-fort) is an old seaport with narrow streets shaded by huge live oaks and lined with 18th-century homes. The oldest house (at Port Republic and New sts.) was built in 1717. This was the second area in North America to be discovered by the Spanish (1520), the site of the first fort on the continent (1525), and the first attempted settlement (1562). Several forts have been excavated, dating from 1566 and 1577.
Beaufort has been used as a setting for several films, including The Big Chill. Scenes from the Paramount blockbuster Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, and The Prince of Tides were also shot here.
If you're traveling from the north, take I-95 to exit 33; then follow the signs to the center of Beaufort. From the south, take I-95 to exit 8 and follow the signs. From Hilton Head, take U.S. 278 West, and after S.C. 170 North joins U.S. 278, follow S.C. 170 into Beaufort.
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