Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Scheper Store is a historic general store located at Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The store is one of the last remaining 19th century commercial buildings in Port Royal.”
Wikipedia article F.W. Scheper Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 62 National Register listings published here for Beaufort County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of F.W. Scheper Store between 1992 and 2020, burning about 323 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Royal, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 lightning, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Port Royal | $1,000,000 | A National Weather Service (NWS) storm survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred near Port Royal in Beaufort County. This tornado was likely part of the same storm that hit Parris Island just to the south. It began near 11th Street, between Paris and London Avenues, where it snapped several trees including one tree that hit a home on 11th Street. The tornado continued northward across 14th and 15th Streets, close to Paris Avenue. Many hardwood trees and large limbs were snapped in this area, which also took down some powerlines along Paris Avenue. The tornado then moved across the southern portion of Paris Avenue West, snapping more trees and limbs with some falling on a few homes and buildings. Finally, the tornado crossed Ribaut Road, ending just north of the intersection of Ribaut and Royal Palms Roads. All total, the tornado damaged at least 44 buildings in Port Royal and caused an estimated one million dollars in damage. The maximum strength of the tornado was estimated to be EF-1, with peak winds of 95 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $20,000 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on power lines at 16th Street and Old Shell Road. There were also two trees down on a residence on 17th Street. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $12,000 | Broadcast Media relayed a report of trees down on a house and power lines on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, South Carolina. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $2,000 | Powerlines down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $1,250 | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported live power lines down near the 1600 block of Edinburgh Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $1,000 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Stuart Towne Lane. |
| August 2022 | Lightning | Port Royal | $1,000 | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a lightning striking a tree and igniting a small fire near the Navy Hospital. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | $1,000 | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Richard Avenue and 15th Street in Port Royal. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Port Royal | $1,000 | Beaufort County dispatch reported that lightning struck a building on Richmond Avenue. |
| August 2019 | Lightning | Port Royal | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported lightning struck a home. The extent of damage was minor, but one individual was displaced. |
| August 2019 | Lightning | Port Royal | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported a residence struck by lightning, resulting in minor damage. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Port Royal | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a car stalled on West Paris Avenue due to a flooded roadway. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Port Royal | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported water in a residence on Stuart Towne Lane. |
| January 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | A trained spotter reported several large tree limbs down near Ballard Circle. The largest of the limbs was approximately 8 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on Bay Drive. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Law enforcement reported a tree through the roof of Port Royal Elementary School. Trees also fell onto residences along Ribaut Road and Ridenour Place in Port Royal. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the Port Royal area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | A tree fell on a vehicle on Waddel Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Port Royal | - | The Public reported golf ball size hail in Port Royal, South Carolina. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Port Royal | - | The Public reported quarter size hail in Port Royal, South Carolina. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Port Royal | - | A trained weather spotter reported dime to nickel size hail with a few golf ball size hail stones at the South Carolina National Golf Club, 2 miles east-northeast of Parris Island, South Carolina. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Port Royal | - | The Public reported quarter to tennis ball size hail in Port Royal, South Carolina. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Port Royal | - | Lightning struck a power line and traveled through the line to a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Port Royal. Two fires were started which caused some damage to the building. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Port Royal | - | Several hours of very heavy rainfall dropped 4 to 6 inches of rain across parts of the county. In Port Royal, many roads were flooded, several cars were swamped, and a restaurant took in 2 to 4 feet of water |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Power lines down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Powerlines down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Port Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | no account filed |
3 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 108 issues, 433 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Palmetto Herald | 1864 |
| Port Royal Commercial and Beaufort County Republican | 1873 to 1874 |
| The New South | 1862 to 1867 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Union Church of Port Royal | 0.1 miles | 2010 |
| Port Royal School | 0.3 miles | 2014 | |
| Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House | 2.1 miles | 1978 | |
 | Seacoast Packing Company | 3.3 miles | 2008 |
| Isaac Fripp House Ruins | 3.7 miles | 1988 | |
| Lady's Island Bridge | 3.9 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000652 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Beaufort County | All 62 listed properties in this county. |
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