2019年3月10日 · By 1850, plantation life in South Carolina became a widespread way of life and means of production across the lowcountry. Utilizing enslaved labor to till, sow, harvest, and prepare products for shipment, white planters sold agricultural staples such as indigo, Sea Island cotton, and rice to markets throughout the United States and in Europe.

2023年11月22日 · Hundreds of plantations lined the Lowcountry coast, of varying sizes ranging from a few dozen to thousands of acres. Each was unique, but most of the historic landscapes that are open to the public today were the opulent country seats for planters who often owned several plantations.

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, South Carolina has several historic plantations that are open for tours. You may recognize a few of these and others may be newly added to your radar. Each wonderful property has major history behind it, as well …

2022年4月8日 · In 1939 Stevens commissioned Wright to envision and design a self-sufficient, modern plantation for farming, hunting and entertaining. Wright called on his principles of organic architecture to design a complex that would exist in harmony …

2018年8月9日 · The plantation includes seasonal crop fields, naturally preserved wetlands, creeks, and ponds. The earliest known reference to the land is of 1681, in a grant of 470 acres from owner Theophilus Patey, to his daughter Elizabeth and her new husband, Major John Boone.

South Carolina plantations offer an extraordinary glimpse into the Lowcountry’s storied past. Stepping onto a plantation today can be both mesmerizing and disquieting. They are the innate reminders of a deep heritage, both historic and troubling.

2021年12月23日 · Start your journey at the Frampton Plantation & Lowcountry Visitors Center. We have all the information you need and a kind staff to deliver all the secrets to enjoying the SC Lowcountry. Our historic property used to be a part of a 4,000 acre cotton plantation.

Official Frampton Plantation House and Lowcountry Visitors Center and Museum page. Find out Frampton Plantation open hours, phone number, address and more.

In the 18th and 19th centuries the South Carolina Lowcountry was said to be the deadliest disease region on the North American mainland. Families were separated. Plantation life was far different from Margret Mitchell’s fictional idyllic slave world.

Ride beautiful historic plantations along avenues of live oaks draped in Spanish moss. View the local wildlife including alligators, bald eagles and water fowl in search of fox and coyote. Enjoy great fellowship, fabulous Lowcountry cuisine and festive social events at locations selected for your pleasure and enjoyment.