Beaufort County Moment: how truck farming and the railroad shaped local agriculture
September 28, 2026 | Beaufort County, South Carolina
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At the close of the broadcast, Natalie Hefter of the Coastal Discovery Museum delivered a short history segment on local agriculture. She noted truck farming was introduced in South Carolina in 1868 and grew after the Port Royal Augusta Railroad reached the region in the 1870s, which enabled farmers to supply urban markets.
Hefter said Beaufort County farmers grew potatoes, tomatoes, corn, broccoli, asparagus and lettuce and that at one time "Beaufort was even known as Lettuce City." She closed by directing listeners to the Beaufort County Library local history resources for further reading.
Hefter said Beaufort County farmers grew potatoes, tomatoes, corn, broccoli, asparagus and lettuce and that at one time "Beaufort was even known as Lettuce City." She closed by directing listeners to the Beaufort County Library local history resources for further reading.
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