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Hopsewee Plantation, also known as the Thomas Lynch, Jr., Birthplace or Hopsewee-on-the-Santee, is a plantation house built in 1735 near Georgetown, South Carolina, in the Lowcountry. It was the main house of a rice plantation and the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr. , a Founding Father who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence .
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of South Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Lynch Jr. was born at Hopsewee Plantation in Prince George Parish, Winyah, in what is now Georgetown, South Carolina. He was the third child and first son of Thomas Lynch and his wife, Beverly (née Allston) Lynch. He had two older sisters, named Sabina and Esther, who were born in 1747 and 1748, respectively.
Sprawling Southern plantations have long attracted visitors with their stately mansions and carefully manicured gardens. “When you're going through those massive houses and looking at the ...
Oakland Plantation (Fort Motte, South Carolina) Oakland Plantation House (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) The Oaks (Frogmore, South Carolina) The Oaks (Winnsboro, South Carolina) Oakwood (Gadsden, South Carolina) Orange Grove (Dalzell, South Carolina) Orange Grove Plantation (Saint Helena Island, South Carolina) Otranto Plantation
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The museum is dedicated to portraying Southern life as in the Uncle Remus ... Hopsewee, HABS photos, South ... Plantation complexes in the Southern United States;
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina, United States.The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]