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Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

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Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Phone:
+1 843-571-1266

Hours:
Sunday8am - 5:30pm
Monday8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday8am - 5:30pm
Thursday8am - 5:30pm
Friday8am - 5:30pm
Saturday8am - 5:30pm


Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of the Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Magnolia Plantation is located near Charleston and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston. The house and gardens are open daily; an admission fee is charged. The plantation dates to 1676, when Thomas and Ann Drayton built a house and small formal garden on the site. The historic Drayton Hall was built in 1738 by John Drayton, father of judge John Drayton, Jr., on an adjoining property. Magnolia was originally a rice plantation, with extensive earthworks of dams and dikes built in fields along the river for irrigating land for rice cultivation. African slaves from rice-growing regions created the works. As time went on, the slaves, hoping to hold on to some piece of their African heritage, developed a creolized Gullah language which influenced a vibrant culture. The creativity of the slaves helped to retain many combined elements from Africa to this day in the Gullah Islands.
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