The Reconstruction Era was one of the most significant times in American history, and the Reconstruction Era National Monument was the first national monument dedicated to this important period during which the United States began to work on addressing the many problems created by the inequality of slavery. The monument is made up of four different sites, including a school created specifically for newly freed slaves, a fort constructed to protect freed slaves from being recaptured, and the site of a town that was created for freed slaves during the Civil War. Hours of operation vary from site to site.
Penn Center Cir W, St Helena Island, SC 29920, Phone: 404-507-5868