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St. Helena Island, South Carolina · Built 1899

Fort Fremont

AbandonedOpen to the public

Fort Fremont battery · Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0

Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.

Real history

Fort Fremont was built in 1899 and deactivated in 1912; its concrete batteries survive in a county preserve (Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.

Land's End Light Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Local tourism writers tie a ghostly light on Land's End Road near the fort to an old legend. Source: Eat Stay Play Beaufort.

Then and now

Concrete gun battery overgrown with trees
Now: Fort Fremont battery. Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons

Public access

Open to the public Beaufort County lists the preserve as open dawn to dusk, free (Beaufort County). The Friends' site would not load for us. Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.

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