Friday, July 17, 2009

Redcliffe Plantation

My SIL Angela, my mom and I took a day trip to the Redcliffe Plantation in South Carolina. I love to visit plantations! The grounds were absolutely gorgeous and very well kept (as most national parks are.)


Emily enjoying the view - NOT! She was actually screaming her head off in protest of being out in extremely humid weather.


Completed in 1859, Redcliffe’s Greek-Revival mansion was the home of James Henry Hammond and three generations of his descendants. Hammond, whose political career included terms as a United States congressman, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator, was perhaps best known during his lifetime as an outspoken defender of slavery and states’ rights.


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