Plantación y jardines de Magnolia, Carolina del Sur

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic mansion with gardens on the Ashley River in Charleston County, South Carolina, near 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the oldest plantations in the South. Magnolia Plantation lies just outside of Charleston, across the Ashley River from North Charleston. The house and gardens are open to the public on a daily basis for a fee. The date of the plantation.

¿Qué hace que la plantación Magnolia sea tan conocida?

Magnolia fue una vez una plantación de arroz, con enormes movimientos de tierra, como presas y diques, construidos en campos a lo largo del río para irrigar las tierras de cultivo de arroz. Las obras maestras fueron creadas por africanos esclavizados de regiones productoras de arroz.



¿Cuántos años tiene la plantación Magnolia?

Magnolia Plantation was established in 1676, making it the oldest plantation in South Carolina as well as the country's oldest estate garden. By 1680, the property's first owner, Thomas Drayton, Junior, had built a manor house on the site, as well as a French garden around it.

En la plantación Magnolia, ¿qué se cultivaba?

During the Colonial era, rice production brought enormous riches and growth to Magnolia Plantation. During the American Revolution, British and American armies would occupy the grounds, and the Drayton sons would become statesmen and soldiers battling against British control.