Laurel Hill Plantation (South Carolina)

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Laurel Hill Plantation
Location of Laurel Hill Plantation in South Carolina Laurel Hill Plantation (South Carolina) (the United States) Show map of South CarolinaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Nearest city	Beaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°29′N 80°36′W / 32.483°N 80.600°W / 32.483; -80.600Coordinates: 32°29′N 80°36′W / 32.483°N 80.600°W / 32.483; -80.600
Area	368 acres (149 ha)
Built	1837 (1837)

The Laurel Hill Plantation was a historic Southern plantation located on Lady's Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The area is now called Coosaw Point and is known for its woodlands, parks, wetlands, and the Coosaw River.

History[]

The history of the Laurel Hill Plantation in South Carolina goes back to the early 1800s when the island was used as farmland with enslaved African Americans living and working on the property. Fugitive slaves from the plantation were advertised in The Charleston Daily Curior with a $10 reward for their capture.^[1]

The Laurel Hill Plantation, once owned by Girard B. Henderson, was on Sam's Point Road on Lady's Island. It consisted of approximately 368 acres of land. Truck Farming for the production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops was done on the plantation. The land has a small grass air field, once called Laurel Hill Plantation Airport,^[2] residences, and an assortment of non-historic buildings and mobile homes. The Laurel Hill Plantation was sold in 1997 to Homestake Realty Company and is now called Coosaw Point.^[3]

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External links[]

• Coosaw Point