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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA



The majestic Southern Live Oaks (Quercus Virginiania) and adjacent horse pasture run parallel to the entrance road to Boone Hall plantation.

If I could just get a horse to stand by the railing and hang his/her head over the fence........where's Mr. Ed when you need him?
Looking through the gate near the main house, the Avenue of Oaks dramatically lines the entrance to Boone Hall plantation.

Today, Gullah is a language, a culture, and a people living in the lowcountry coastal region of South Carolina and Georgia. They trace their roots to the slave ships from western Africa in the 17-1800's. The presenter shown above, Jacqui, provided a powerful rendition of Gullah experience for visitors to the Boone Hall plantation.

This slave cabin is typical of the 27 that were built on the plantation during the years of slavery. Usually 15 persons lived in such a building. Most slave cabins on other plantations , unlike these, were built of wood, lacked windows, and had dirt floors.

Bricks were also a product of the Boone Hall plantation in addition to crops such as rice, indigo, and cotton - all based on the labor of slaves.

Sweetgrass baskets are popular local products.  They are handmade mostly by descendants of the Gullah people.


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