Day 59 - South Carolina

Day 59

Dec. 9

St. George, South Carolina

Dear Miss Smith,
    This morning we got up and quickly ate breakfast. We were eager to be on our way and finish our drive to Redcliffe! The Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is near Beech Island. It wasn't too long of a drive until we arrived.

    The Redcliffe Plantation was finished in 1859 and was once the home of James Henry Hammond and three generations of his descendants. The mansion is a tall house, but it didn't look quite like what I think of when I think of a Plantation house. I guess it's more box shape than spread out. I'm not sure quite how to describe it, but it was pretty in it's own way: white with dark green trim.

    We decided we wanted to take the tour of the mansion, so looked around a bit while we were waiting for the next tour to start. The wide open front porch had a really cool view. It would be a really relaxing place to sit and unwind! Especially in the spring or summer!  It was kinda breezy and cool today so we didn't spend too much time out there.

    The tour of the house lasted around two hours. Plantation houses are so cool! Especially all the wood floors! The square grand piano in the parlor looked so tempting to play.:)

    After the tour, we headed outside to check out the slave quarters and the magnolia lane. Redcliffe Plantation has one of the few surviving 19th century slave quarters in the state. The magnolia trees were larger than I expected! It must be so pretty in the spring when they're blooming!

    We're now on our way to Charleston and spending the night at, you guessed it, another RV park ;) Not that I mind, it's been fun spending evenings with Priscilla and Susanna!

-Abigail