Most plantation photos and related wildlife on this site is from along the Ashley River side around Charleston. The other side of Charleston is the Cooper River area. Again plantations in the past, but there they disappeared over time.
The Berkeley county / Cooper River plantations were not large, they suffered from the same wars, fire, and earthquakes, but never came back from them. Many were purchased for their timber and left to fade into the forests and swamps.
The history of the area is incredible, there to see and touch, finding it is the trick.
Below is the original entrance to the Biggins Church, like I said… finding it is not always easy, the new entrance area is not much better.
This Anglican Parish church, Biggins, has been burned and looted over the centuries. What’s left is a brick shell, ruins surrounded by fencing for protection. The grave yard remains, and there have been recent burials since the old founding families from 1720’s are still around.
Recently we photographed all around this area one wet day. I will try to publish a few articles all related to the history of this immediate area. This is an important area in US history but the fine details of places like this are not in the history books you typically have.
I started here, at Biggins Church, since the early life of planters focused around the small Anglican Parish.
I thought this might be an interesting project for the winter days ahead.
You are fortunate to be surrounded by all this history to explore. Your photos and descriptions give a sense of its place in the story of the region.
I try😁, thank you. I found history is much more important down here. What I learned up north was like an abbreviated version. Our revolutionary war was not all about happenings in New England 😳. I’m trying to piece together a few posts about the ‘other’ plantations around Charleston. Biggins being a piece of the tale.
Great!