Behind the main house at Middleton Plantation a small brick chapel sits. It’s the same design and bricks as the other building here so I’m sure it’s pre-Civil War, probably closer to the Revolutionary War.
During the spring this entire area of the plantation is filled with flowering bushes and trees.
Middleton Plantation, Charleston.
The Pon Pon Chapel Of Ease is ‘off the beaten path’…and on an electric utility dirt road. The first wooden Chapel here was built in 1725, right after the Yemassee War (Yemassee were a confederation of Native Americans).
My love of old cemeteries and grave yards brings me here about once a year. A Colleton County Historic group has worked hard to maintain the site and they may have even saved the ruins from caving in completely.
Below is a sampling of the grave sites that remain scattered around the ruins.
Marsh water is high lately. This Great Egret was waiting for the tide to turn before feeding. He had a few hour wait.
Wildlife photographers work with what we are given. Monochrome seemed to be the best option here.
Great Egret
Found behind the Circular Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Best guess dating probably mid 1700’s. The first inscribed headstone back here is 1729.
Besides being the oldest original (not burned, bombed, or earthquaked) church in Charleston it is incredibly photogenic. Just looking through window at the other historical scenes adds drama.
Below I walked a few steps in the church, turned and shot over the pews. I try to do this in all the churches since it’s an angle usually missed.
St. Michael’s Anglican Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
I’m not sure these pieces even fit together. There was a wrought iron fence though. The marsh is pretty close so it might not matter too much longer.
Palm trees, a marsh, and of course a pyramid mausoleum.
Maybe the best B&W, Monochrome, photography subjects you can find. We visit the various grounds whenever we can and find all new ways to shoot ea h time.
This is the time of year for a camp meeting, revivals. A great time to stop by.
The grounds here have 99 tents (cabins) built around an open sided tabernacle. This is private property, be respectful and people are happy to stop by and chat.
Indian Fields, South Carolina.
