Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins
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Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins, June 2012 | |
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| Location | Southern end of Dataw (Datha) Island near the intersection of Dataw Dr. and Dataw Club Rd., at Mink's Point near Jenkins Creek, near Frogmore, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°25′51″N 80°35′40″W / 32.43083°N 80.59444°WCoordinates: 32°25′51″N 80°35′40″W / 32.43083°N 80.59444°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1783 |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 88001820[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 2011 |
Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins is a historic plantation complex and archaeological site located at Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The site, possibly built upon and occupied well before 1783. It includes the ruins and/or archaeological remains of at least 12 tabby structures. They include the main plantation house, a rectangular enclosure consisting of tabby walls, a large tabby kitchen, and five tabby slave quarters. Also on the property were a variety of tabby dependencies including a barn/stable, a smoke house or blade house, a well/dairy house, and a well. The property also includes the Sams family cemetery and Episcopal chapel enclosed by high tabby walls. Other structures include possibly an overseer’s house, a granary/mill, and a tabby cotton house. During and subsequent to the American Civil War the Sams Tabby Complex was occupied by freedman. Following the Civil War the plantation house was destroyed by hurricanes.[3][4]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/19/11 through 9/23/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-30.
- ↑ "Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins, Beaufort County (Frogmore vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ Patricia Cridlebaugh (February 1988). "Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins". National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-622, "Sams Tabby Complex (Ruins), Mink's Point, at the south end of Datha Island, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC", 20 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
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