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  1. 29902, 29905. Area code (s) 843, 854. FIPS code. 45-54850 [1] Parris Island is a district of the city of Port Royal, South Carolina on an island of the same name. It became part of the city with the annexation of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on October 11, 2002. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau ...

  2. Oct 16, 2015 · The government issued $2 million to $3 million in federal contracts between 1938-40 for the rebuilding of Parris Island. Rowland said the Beaufort County treasurer claimed the total taxable land ...

  3. It became known as Port Royal Island. It later came into the hands of Colonel Alexander Parris, sometimes spelled “Paris”, Public Treasurer of South Carolina. After his death in 1736, it gradually became known as Parris Island (and the name Port Royal Island was applied to a different one to the north). In the early years of the Marine ...

  4. May 5, 2020 · Parris Island Today. Today, Parris Island graduates approximately 21,000 new Marines each year and the depot employs nearly 3,000 people in various capacities, including nearly 1,300 locals to make it all happen; while pumping an estimated $570 million into the local Beaufort economy. The impact this tiny Lowcountry sea island has made on ...

  5. Oct 18, 2024 · The 5.5-mile- (9-km-) long island was used as a coaling station by Union forces during the American Civil War. In 1889 it was made a naval station and named for Colonel Alexander Parris, public treasurer of South Carolina in the early 18th century. Since 1915 it has been a U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, where thousands of marines are now ...

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  6. Jun 20, 2016 · Parris Island is in coastal Beaufort County and is approximately four miles long and three miles wide. The famous Marine Corps Recruit training base is surrounded by Port Royal harbor and the Beaufort and Broad Rivers, and includes Archer’s, Ballast, and Ribbon Creeks. Parris Island is a protected sea and animal wildlife refuge that lists ...

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  8. The depot is a key part of Beaufort County’s economy, generating $401.38 million in economic activity in 2014. Parris Island has seen much diversity in its leadership in recent years. Its first ...