Beaufort County News Release
March 23, 2017
Reconstruction Era National Monument Celebration to Air on The County Channel
Beaufort County residents,
community leaders and local and state politicians gathered Saturday to
celebrate the establishment of Beaufort County as the site for the Reconstruction
Era National Monument, and The County Channel captured every moment.
The County Channel’s broadcast of
the celebratory event will air at 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Sunday on local
cable networks: Comcast’s Channel 2, Hargray’s channels 9 and 113, and
Time-Warner Hilton Head’s Channel 63. The broadcast will also be available on
demand on The County Channel’s website.
A national monument sign was
unveiled at the celebration after remarks from U.S. Reps. James E. Clyburn and
Mark Sanford; SC Senator Margie Bright-Matthews; Bruce E. Babbitt of the
Conservation Lands Foundation; and Mike Reynolds, Acting Director of National
Park Service.
The Reconstruction Era National
Monument was established, through a presidential proclamation on January 12,
2017, as a unit of the National Park Service in recognition of the role
Beaufort County played in shaping the historic period of Reconstruction.
The County Channel is Beaufort County’s official
public television channel broadcasting a variety of informational and
educational programming about government programs and services, public safety,
arts and culture, and the environment.
Click
here for an album of photos from the event.
Local and State Leaders Reveal Reconstruction Era National Monument Sign
Scott Grooms
Broadcast
Director
843-255-2036
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