A Walk in Charlotte Forten’s Footsteps
Sat, Feb 20
|Porters Chapel - Camp Saxton, Reconstruc
Something wonderful is waiting in the cypress swamp. In 1863, Charlotte Forten saw “monks with long cloaks and shaven crowns.” Join us for Charlotte’s Cypress Journey February 20, 2027 | Camp Saxton Save the date and come see the Lowcountry through Charlotte’s eyes.
Time & Location
Feb 20, 2027, 9:00 AM
Porters Chapel - Camp Saxton, Reconstruc, 27 Pinckney Blvd, Port Royal, SC 29935, USA
About the event
On February 21, 1863, Charlotte Forten recorded a remarkable day: a boat ride from St. Helena Island to Camp Saxton, a visit with Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson and the soldiers of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, and an excursion to a nearby cypress swamp.
More than 160 years later, participants will walk in the path that Charlotte Forten and her friends did in Port Royal.
Rather than simply hearing her story, guests will be invited to observe the landscape as she did—to listen for birds and water, notice moss and trees, examine cypress knees, consider the people who occupied this landscape during the Civil War, and reflect on Charlotte’s extraordinary ability to find beauty and wonder amid a very complicated moment in history.
Certified Interpretive Guides and Master Naturalists, Belinda and Tony Jones will serve as your tour guides and interpreters for this day.
Meet 9:00 am at the Pinckney Porter’s…
Tickets
Charlotte Forten Wetlands Walk
This ticket admits one person to the event. It includes guided walks and lunch.
From $35.00 to $50.00
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
$35.00
+$0.88 ticket service fee
Total
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