Northeastern South Carolina History Subjects and Interests
Plantation Culture
From the modest to the magnificent, South Carolina was the seat of Southern plantation life for more two hundred years. Today, along the rivers and roads of the Palmetto States, many of them remain, including the simple elegance of Georgetown's Hopeswee Plantation, the country splendor of The Columns in Florence county and the remarkable grandeur of Charleston's Middleton Place.
Several notable South Carolinians were delegtes to Continental Congress and among the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Revolutionary War artillery battery at Fort Moultrie defended the harbor against the British attack.
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3560 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island, SC 29576, 843-237-4223 [View Map]
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One of the oldest existing churches in South Carolina, All Saints Episcopal Church was established in the 1730s, and served as a spiritual and culture center for South Carolina's proposerous rice-planting community until after the Civil War.
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Downtown, Bennettsville, SC [View Map]
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Encompassing much of downtown Bennettsville, the Bennettsville Historic District includes historic homes, churches and public buildings. Among them is the Marlboro County Historic Museum and a historic home that was commandeered by Northern troops during the Civil War.
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1931 Brookgreen Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576, 800-849-1931 or 843-235-6000 [View Map]
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Established on the site of four 18th century rice plantations, Brookgreen Gardens is renowned for its Old South charm and natural beauty - and as the largest outdoor sculpture garden in North American.
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three miles from U.S. 701 on Old Bucksville Road, Busksport, SC [View Map]
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A towering riverside chimney is the sole reminder of a booming empire of timber and naval stores established here by a Northern timberman, Henry L. Buck, in the first half of the 19th century.
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360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Phone 843-722-2996 [View Map]
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The oldest museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum was established in 1773. Its numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts survey South Carolina's rich history and culture.
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22 Hobcaw Road, Georgetown, SC 29440 [View Map]
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Located on the southern tip of Waccamaw Neck, north of Georgetown, Clifton Plantation was one of the most spectacular plantations of South Carolina's coastal rice empire. It was the home of William Alston.
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Highway 38, Latta, SC
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Located adjacent to S.C. Highway 38, near Interstate 95 Exit 181A, near the town of Latta, the Early Cotton Press may be the oldest, original cotton press in the United States. While on private property, it may be viewed from a highway pullout.
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610 Ports Creek Drive, Georgetown, SC 29440, 843-546-6608 [View Map]
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One of a handful of surviving rice plantations, Friendfield Plantation was established in 1735. Located on its handsome, landscaped 3,000 acres is an original slave street with six existing slave cabins.
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Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29440 [View Map]
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The third-oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is rich in history and culture, and offers visitors a wide variety of historic attractions from the Colonial Era to the present.
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637 Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29442, 843-546-7423 [View Map]
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Located on historic Front Street in Georgetown, the Georgetown Rice Museum and the adjacent historic Kaminski Hardware Building present the history of the Georgetown-region rice empire.
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1950 Rutledge Rd., McClellanville, SC 29458, 843-5469361 [View Map]
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Maintained by the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Hampton Plantation State Historic Site preserves a Colonial-era rice and indigo plantation on the Santee River delta, approximately 16 miles south of Georgetown.
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U.S. 301/76 at Wallace Woods Road, Florence, SC [View Map]
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Located at U.S. 301/76 at Wallace Woods Road on the campus of Francis Marion University, the Hewn-Timber Cabins consist of two slave cabins from a 19th century cotton plantation located on the site of Francis Marion University. The cabins were constructed by slave craftsmen about 1836, feature displays and artifacts, and are open to the public.
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22 Hobcaw Road, Georgetown, SC 29440, 843-546-4623 [View Map]
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The 20th-century hunting preserve of Wall Street financier Bernard Baruch, Hobcaw Barony is now a nature preserve and a center for marine science research.
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494 Hopsewee Road, Georgetown, SC 29440, 843-546-7891 [View Map]
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Built more than 30 years before the American Revolution, Hopsewee Plantation was home to Thomas Lynch Senior and his son Thomas Lynch Junior, both of whom were delegates to the Continental Congress. Thomas Lynch Junior was the 52nd signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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147 West Main Street, Kingstree, SC 29556, 843-355-9321 [View Map]
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Encompassing much of the historic riverside city, the Kingstree Historic District includes numerous historic homes, commercial structures and public buildings. The most familiar landmark is the Williamsburg County Courthouse, built in 1823, and designed by South Carolina architect Robert Mills who also designed the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
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Little River, SC 29566
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One of the oldest coastal communities in South Carolina, Little River attracted English colonists as early as the 1730s. Today it is best known for its local seafood and access to the Intracoastal Waterway.
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405 Pinckney Street, McClellanville, SC 29458, Town Hall 843-887-3712 [View Map]
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Located on the coast, 33 miles north of Charleston, the historic town of McClellanville was an sleepy fishing village and retreat for Georgetown and Santee River rice planters in the 19th century. The McClellanville Historic District is composed of historic homes, churches and commercial properties that date from the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
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Known today as the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina," Murrells Inlet is one of the oldest coastal communities in the state, and was an active port in the 18th and 19th centuries as it served the Waccamaw Neck rice plantations.
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