Hampton Plantation State Historic Site, SC

Hampton Plantation, also known as Hampton Plantation House or Hampton Plantation State Historic Site, is a historic plantation north of McClellanville, South Carolina, that is now a state historic site.

What was the total number of slaves on the Hampton Plantation?

A total of 340 slaves worked on Hampton Plantation during the peak of rice production. Long after rice was no longer a profitable crop in the Lowcountry, many people continued to live on the plantation.

In South Carolina, what was the largest plantation?

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina, is a historic mansion and gardens of 464 acres (187.77 hectares).

Did the Hamptons have any slaves?

Enslaved Blacks were present from the colony's inception at East Hampton and Southampton, as well as across Long Island and New England. They labored alongside their primarily English enslavers, though without the power to control their fate, assisting in the establishment of a foothold on the brink of a new world.