Joseph H. Stevens
HOBBIES - Amateur Radio for 23 years
- Traveling
- Fishing
- Photography
- Volunteering at Penn Center
- Playing Politics
- Amateur Radio for 23 years
When we went on vacation, Laura and I would travel around the country towing a travel trailer, our home away from home. While traveling, I enjoyed talking to other hams on the radio in the car. We enjoyed taking pictures of the many places we visited, which included: the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and many other beautiful places. One of the most beautiful of them all was St. Helena Island, SC where Laura has roots. When Laura retired we relocated to St. Helena Island, South Carolina.
St. Helena Island is where Penn Normal Industrial Agricultural School, the first school established to educate the newly freed slaves, is located. In 1948, when the county assumed the responsibility of providing educational facilities for the people of St. Helena Island, the School underwent a name change. Today, it's known as Penn Center. Of three Historical Sites on the National Register in the state of South Carolina, Penn Center is the only Black Landmark. The others are the cities of Charleston and Beaufort.
Due to the elevation being 17ft above sea level at its highest point, St. Helena Island is lovingly known as a part of the low country. The average high temperature during the summer is 98 deg. F., the low for the winter is 58 (according to the Chamber of Commerce). The waters are pristine, the environment is unpolluted, wildlife is abundant, and most important of all, the folks are friendly. If you visit the links I have listed below, you can learn more about this Historical community I live in, the home of the "GULLAH" people.
