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Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center opens on USCB campus; director calls event 'long awaited'
Summary
The University of South Carolina Beaufort opened the Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center. Director Dr. Kim Long described the ceremony as emotional and the result of sustained work and passion.
The Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center opened on the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus, the Beaufort County broadcast reported. The center is dedicated to celebrating and preserving Low Country maritime heritage and cultural traditions.
Reporter Kylo Williams conducted an on-camera interview with the center’s director, Dr. Kim Long. Long said the opening was "emotional, you know, as if giving birth to something that is long awaited" and described it as the culmination of hard work and dedication. "It was a beautiful ceremony and it was touching to hear from people how they processed what we were doing and appreciated it," Long said.
The broadcast noted full coverage of the grand opening is available on the station’s YouTube channel. The segment did not include details about the center’s operating hours, admission policy, or funding sources; those specifics were not specified in the report.
