Pat Conroy's Beaufort Tour by Golf Cart

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Beaufort Tours, 1006 Bay St Downtown Marina, Beaufort, SC 29902-5570

Our tour begins at 1006 Bay Street, in front of the Beaufort Downtown Marina Ship's Store.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Saint Peter's Catholic Church, 70 Ladys Island Dr, Beaufort, SC 29907-1643

Pat died on March 4, 2016. Later that week his memorial service, where Citadel cadets from the Class of 2001 were invited, was held here. Cadet graduates flew in from all over the United States for his memorial service.

Pass By: Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC 29902-3947

Pat's father, the Great Santini, is buried here, as well as Pat's mother Peg. It is also the scene of the "missing man fly-over" in the movie "The Great Santini."

Pass By: Brick Baptist Church, 85 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920-5306

We stop at the Brick Baptist Church to hear about where the newly freed slaves were educated starting in 1862. Pat also came here to the Penn Center in the early 1960's for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference meetings with Dr. Martin Luther King, Andrew Young and folk singer Joan Baez.

Pass By: 16 Penn Center Cir W, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920-5302

Pat was brought to the Penn Center in the early 1960's by his teach, Mr. Gene Norris, to hear lectures by Dr. Martin Luther King.

Pass By: Saint Helena Island, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Pat was buried in the cemetery of the Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island.

Pass By: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina

We travel to Pat's high school in Beaufort, where he played basketball, football and baseball.

Pass By: Pat Conroy Literary Center, 905 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC 29902

At the end of the tour you will have the option to be dropped off here. Open Thursday through Sunday, noon till 4pm.

Departure Point :

1006 Bay St, Beaufort, SC 29902, USA

Departure Time :

2:00 PM

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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