Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn

Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn
Location Off County Road 30, near Georgetown, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°12′09″N 79°19′58″W / 33.20250°N 79.33278°W / 33.20250; -79.33278Coordinates: 33°12′09″N 79°19′58″W / 33.20250°N 79.33278°W / 33.20250; -79.33278
Area 882 acres (357 ha)
MPS Georgetown County Rice Culture MPS
NRHP Reference # 88000530[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 1988

Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn, also known as Kinloch Plantation, is a historic rice plantation property and national historic district located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 1 contributing building, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. This rice mill and rice barn are associated with Milldam, one of several productive rice plantations on the Santee River. Agricultural features include examples of historic ricefields, including canals, dikes (including remnants of a dike hand-built by slaves) and trunks. The Rice Barn was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ J. Tracy Power and Sherry Piland (September 1987). "Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn, Georgetown County (off S.C. Sec. Rd. 30, North Santee vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 July 2012.


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