Boone Hall Plantation Slave Cabins Mount Pleasant South Carolina

by Dawna Moore Photography

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Boone Hall Plantation Slave Cabins Mount Pleasant South Carolina

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Dawna Moore Photography

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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography

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There are nine original slave cabins still on the property. It is not very common to find slave houses made of brick. The majority of them were made of wood.
The cabins sit in a row along the Avenue of Oaks. They are the first structures a visitor would see upon entering the plantation. Some suggest that this was a way for the owner of the plantation to show off his wealth. It is believed that the brick cabins at Boone Hall were reserved for the skilled slaves such as the cook, house slaves, carpenter, blacksmith, etc. The field hands probably had houses closer to the fields. (south-carolina-plantations.com)

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June 7th, 2015

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