The Progressive Club, Johns Island

Name: The Progressive Club
Address: Johns Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Johns Island

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The Progressive Club is a historic clubhouse located at Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1963, and provided a home for Esau Jenkins' Progressive Club's legal and financial assistance program, adult education program, and dormitory lodging. It also served as a community recreational, child care, meeting place and grocery store. The building was built to house a "Citizenship School" where adult education classes and workshops enabled African-American citizens to register, vote, and become aware of the political processes of their communities. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. ()

Coordinates: 32°40'35"N, 80°2'32"W

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Johns Island United States

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The Progressive Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Angel Oak, John's Island Presbyterian Church, Paul Gelegotis Bridge.

5.6 miSW
Golf
Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island
144 min walk • Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort on Kiawah Island, South Carolina that is located along a ten-mile mix of inland and beachfront property approximately thirty miles southwest of Charleston. Opened in May 1976, it consistently ranks as one of the country’s top resorts.
3.6 miNW
Tree
Angel Oak, Charleston
92 min walk • Angel Oak is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It stands 66.5 ft tall, measures 28 ft in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet. Its longest branch distance is 187 ft in length.
2.4 miW
Church
John's Island Presbyterian Church, Charleston
62 min walk • John's Island Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1719 and remodeled in 1792. It is a "T"-shaped, frame meeting house-style church sheathed in clapboard.
5.5 miN
Bridge
Paul Gelegotis Bridge, Charleston
140 min walk • The Paul Gelegotis Bridge, also known as the Stono Bridge, is located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States; it connects James Island and Johns Island on SC 700. This bridge opened in late 2003, on the historically significant site of a series of former Stono Bridges.
6.1 miNE
32°44'16"N • 79°57'58"W
Wild Blue Ropes Adventure Park, Charleston
156 min walk • Park, Adventure park, Outdoor activities
1 miE
Church
Moving Star Hall, Johns Island
27 min walk • Moving Star Hall is a historic community building located at Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built about 1917, and is a crudely built, one-story, rectangular, frame, weatherboarded building.