A Quaint Village
Located in Charleston County Coastal town Surrounded by the Francis Marion National Forest
Established in late 1860’s Originally owned by A.J. McClellan and R.T. Morrison Flourished as a shrimping and seafood town Town Website: “A self- sufficient community of schools, homes, churches, shops, and docking facilities with an economy largely dependant upon the sea.” Noted for historically valuable plantations
Devastated much of the town Taken by surprise Destroyed seafood industry McClellanville 20 years after Hugo McClellanville 20 years after Hugo
The site of several classic films Forest Gump Paradise And coming soon to a theater near you, maybe, The New Daughter!
Founded in 1768 Noted for its Georgian architectural style Served French Huguenots and English settlers Established as a National Historic Landmark in
Shrimp and Seafood industry revitalized Focus on tourism Excellent Tree Committee
Land Purchased by Daniel Horry in 1744 Throughout mid-1700’s the plantation was developed Used as a refuge throughout the Revolutionary War Guarded Francis Marion and was searched twice by the British during the war Visited by George Washington after the war.
Managed throughout the first half of the 19 th century by primarily women Following the Civil War, plantation managed by Henry Middleton Rutledge H.M. Rutledge bequeaths plantation to son, Archibald Rutledge. In 1971, Rutledge gave plantation to the South Carolina State Parks Service
Born at Hampton Plantation in 1883 Spent his childhood exploring the plantation First poem ◦ “Today I saw a rattlesnake Too young to make its rattlers shake” Attended school and eventually attended Union College
Became an English teacher in 1904 at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania Did not move back until 1837 following his retirement Began renovations on Hampton Plantation Lived out his days on the plantation with his family In 1971, gave plantation to Parks Service
Most noted publication titled Deep River: The Complete Poems of Archibald Rutledge ◦ Nominated for Pulitzer Prize Published fiction, poetry, articles, and autobiography In 1934 became the first poet laureate of South Carolina Namesake of Archibald Rutledge Academy and the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Fund
Often wrote about nature themes Noted for his hunting stories Rutledge on Rutledge: “My formula is to find a subject worth writing about and then to make it simple, and then to make it clear and then to make it reach the heart and then to make it beautiful.”
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