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Photograph of The Corner Store and Office
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Corner Store and Office, The

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“The Corner Store and Office, also known as the Frogmore Emporium, Macdonald, Wilkins, and Company Store and Mark D. Batchelder Office, is a historic general store, residence and, eventually, office building located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina.”

Wikipedia article The Corner Store and Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 62 National Register listings published here for Beaufort County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. US Hwy. 21, W of jct. with Lands End Rd., Frogmore, 29920
  • When was it listed? October 1988
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS
  • Census division. St. Helena Island
  • National Register reference number. 88001737 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

166 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Corner Store and Office, The between 1993 and 2020, burning about 848 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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 burning87
Arson/incendiarism40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1997Debris and open burning8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Beaufort County

Storms near this property

33 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frogmore, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Tornado (F2)Frogmore1 killed, 4 hurt, $360,000Thirteen homes were destroyed and another thirteen were heavily damaged, most of them were mobile homes. One mobile home was flipped in the air and smashed to the ground where a 66 -year old female was crushed to death. Numerous trees were snapped off 5 to 15 feet above the ground with others uprooted. The worse of the damage was concentrated in an area approximately 2.5 to 3 miles long across Fripp Island to near Morgan Island. The tornado then crossed the St Helena Sound and moved into Colleton County.
July 2020FloodFrogmore$10,000Officials at Hunting Island State Park reported widespread significant flooding on virtually all roads at the park. One road had approximately 3 feet of water on it. The flooding caused the park to be closed for the 7th, 8th, and 9th. The CoCoRaHS site (SC-BF-96) at the park reported a two day rainfall total of 12.75 inches. The 24 hour total ending at 7:00 am on 7/7 was 2.80 inches and the 24 hour total ending at 7:00 am on 7/8 was 9.95 inches. Based on radar data nearly all of the 12.75 inches occurred between 4:00 am and 7:00 pm on 7/7. In addition to the roadway flooding, the park also reported the potential loss of nearly 100 sea turtle nests.
June 2015LightningFrogmore$10,000An emergency manager reported a structure fire due to lightning in the 600 block area of Dolphin Road on Fripp Island.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$5,000Beaufort County Law Enforcement reported several trees down near Lands End Road and Tuck in the Woods.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$3,000Power lines and telephone poles were reported down along Tomahawk Trail in Frogmore, South Carolina.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$2,750A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a blown transformer and power lines down near to 100 Block of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$2,500The Beaufort County Emergency Manager reported a large number of tents had been damaged by strong winds at Hunting Island State Park.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$1,250An emergency manager reported power wires down along Sea Island Parkway.
June 2023LightningFrogmore$1,000A Beaufort County 911 Call Center relayed a report of a tree on fire due to a lightning strike.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$1,000Law Enforcement reported one tree down on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Saint Helena Island.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$1,000Trees were reported down and partially blocking the road on the Harbor Island Bridge.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$500A park ranger reported a tree down across a road at Hunting Island State Park, in Hunting Island, South Carolina.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindFrogmore$500A tree was reported down along Dulamo Road in Frogmore, South Carolina.
May 2024HailFrogmore-A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail on Fripp Island.
May 2024HailFrogmore-A Hunting Island State Park employee reported quarter sized hail.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-A trained spotter reported two trees down near the Penn Center south of Frogmore.
August 2024Tornado (EF0)Frogmore-A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF0 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 74 mph in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina occurring from 1141 PM to 1143 PM EST. ||The weak and very short-lived tornado, which was associated with an outer rainband of Tropical Storm Debby, touched down over the marsh region of the Harbor River, just south of 1st Coleman Road. Radar data was used to estimate the beginning of the tornado path over the remote marsh region south of 1st Coleman Road. The first detectable damage was a small uprooted tree and a few snapped tree limbs near the southern end of 1st Coleman Road, where it borders the marsh region of the Harbor River. The tornado then moved rapidly northwest, generally along the southern and western side of 1st Coleman Road where it snapped several tree limbs and small trees, broke a flag pole at the base and caused minor damage to the metal skirt at the base of one mobile home. The tornado then continued briefly to the northwest where it ended in a heavily wooded area just southwest of the intersection of Seaside Road and 1st Coleman Road.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Seaside Road and Club Bridge Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-The Beaufort County Dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive and Penn Center Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-The Beaufort County Dispatch reported a tree down on Ball Park Road near the intersection with Saxonville Road.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a large tree down and blocking the intersection of Club Bridge Road and Seaside Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree on power lines along Sea Island Parkway.
March 2018HailFrogmore-A trained spotter reported penny sized hail at Racoon Ridge Road on Saint Helena Island. The hail lasted about 5 minutes.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-Beaufort County dispatch reported a tree down on Hunting Island across Sea Island Parkway.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 21 at the Day Lilly Drive intersection.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported that a tree was blown down on Sea Island Parkway.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-Beaufort County dispatch reported a tree down on Fripp Point Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-Beaufort County dispatch reported several trees down near Ladys Island. One tree was down and in the roadway on Sea Island Parkway near Polowana Road. Three other trees were down along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Janette Drive and Coffin Point Road.
July 2013Tornado (EF0)Frogmore-Law Enforcement reported a waterspout that possibly moved onshore on Hunting island before moving back over the water and dissipating. No damage was reported since it moved over marshland.
July 2008Flash FloodFrogmore-Extensive flooding was reported at the Fripp Island Golf Course. Water was also reported to be approaching several homes on Porpoise Drive.
June 2008HailFrogmore-Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported by the public 11 miles east-northeast of Port Royal, South Carolina.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFrogmore-Downed powerlines on Saint Helena Island.

Every storm recorded in Beaufort County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Green, The0.1 miles1988
Corner Packing Shed, The0.1 miles1988
Dr. York Bailey House0.3 miles1988
Brick Church0.5 miles1974
Knights of Wise Men Lodge0.7 miles1996
Emanuel Alston House1.2 miles1988

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 88001737 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Beaufort CountyAll 62 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.