Port Royal, South Carolina SC Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,950 at the 2000 census. Due largely to incorporation, the population of the Port Royal town limits has more than doubled since 2000 (estimated 2004 pop.: 9,188). As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Port Royal is included within the Beaufort Urban Cluster and the larger Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan Area.

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was first read at Christmas under the Proclamation tree in Port Royal. Port Royal hosts the Soft Shell Crab Festival every year in late April during the short soft shell crab season. In 1976, the town celebrated the American Bicentennial.

Port Royal is home to Environmental Media, an international producer of environmental education media. The company has produced extensively on ecosystems worldwide and most recently completed the interative DVD, "Journey of the Loggerhead." Environmental Media's content is used by museums, departments of education and public television stations worldwide. Environmental Media and its sister organization, Niche Publishing, design and produce media to support the conservation and education communities worldwide.

Port Royal is located at 32.386572, -80.705007. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²). 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (24.95%) is water.

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