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Caption: Marker detail: The Free South, January 1864
Additional Description: This January 1864 issue of The Free South contains a listing of who purchased lots on the corresponding tax map of downtown Beaufort. Robert Smalls purchased Block 23, Lot B — today 511 Prince Street. Owning property was a goal for many formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction.
Submitted: June 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p733803
File Size: 0.829 Megabytes

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