Saint Helena Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

In Honor Of Edith M. Dabbs and James McBride Dabbs

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 7, 2008

1. In Honor Of Edith M. Dabbs and James McBride Dabbs Marker

Inscription. In Honor Of Edith M. Dabbs for her work and leadership in preserving historic documents and photographs of Penn School and for her contributions as author of Face of an Island and Sea Island Diary
and
James McBride Dabbs for his dedicated service as trustee and advocate of Penn School from 1960 to 1970

Thirty young Live Oak trees were planted on the Penn grounds in October 1986 by their friend John M. Trask Jr. of Orange Grove Plantation, St. Helena Island

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1986.

Location. 32° 23.295′ N, 80° 34.605′ W. Marker is on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It is on Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Penn School site at the Penn Center in St. Helena On Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (State Highway S-7-45), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 152 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Saint Helena Island SC 29920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Great Sea Island Storm (here, next to this marker); Penn School (within shouting distance of this marker); Dawn of a Revolution: The Penn School

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Relic of Reconstruction: Darrah Hall (about 700 feet away); Trailblazers at Penn Center National Historic Landmark District (approx. ¼ mile away); Water — A Way Home, A Way of Life (approx. ¼ mile away); Chapel of Ease (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lady's Island Oyster Factory (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Helena Island.

Also see . . . Edith M. Dabbs , Chronology. (Submitted on November 11, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Dabbs Marker seen at right of door, a branch from a Live Oak, as mentioned, seen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Dabbs Marker seen at right of door, a branch from a Live Oak, as mentioned, seen

at Penn School

Penn School, as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Penn School, as mentioned

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.