which is home to Fort Fremont, a former military battery which helped guard the entrance to the Beaufort River. The community is popular for its access to open water, thus making it a hub for fishing and recreational opportunities. Other communities on the island are typically referred to by the road, point, or smaller island on which they are situated, including Dulamo Road, Cedar Grove, Eddings Point, Coffin Point, Fripp Point, Folly Road, Warsaw Island, and Pollawana Road, to name a few. Three main roads provide arterial access for much of the island: Sea Islands Parkway (U.S. Highway 21), Seaside Road, and Lands End Road. Ancestry Education St. Helena has a public library, a branch of the Beaufort County Library. St. Helena is served by the Beaufort County School District. St. Helena Elementary School is the only public school located in St. Helena. Older students are zoned for Lady's Island Middle School and Beaufort High School. Notable people Sam Doyle, folk artist Candice Glover, singer, American Idol season 12 winner Michael F. Rivers Sr. House Representative Marquetta Goodwine, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Leon Keyserling, economist, lawyer, head of Council of Economic Advisers Ron Parker, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs Devin Taylor, defensive end for the Detroit Lions See also Frogmore Stew References St. Helena Island: Census Tract 11, Beaufort County, South Carolina United States Census Bureau. External links The Penn Center Islands of Beaufort County, South Carolina Islands of South Carolina History of South Carolina Barrier islands of South Carolina Gullah country Gullah culture Hilton Head Island–Beaufort micropolitan area Sierra Leonean-American history Populated coastal places in South Carolina