Ashley River Historic District Research Files

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Name/Title

Ashley River Historic District Research Files

Entry/Object ID

PLANTATIONS.005b

Scope and Content

Research files from the main author of the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form submitted to provide additional documentation in support of altering the boundaries of the historic district. Collection materials were compiled from numerous sources by Lissa Felzer, Historic Preservation Consultant. Organized in three series: Plantation/Site Research files consist of research materials on several Ashley River Region plantations and historical sites. Archaeological Research files consist of reports on archaeological investigations and archaeological surveys. Note that some plantation files also contain archaeological reports. Miscellaneous Research files consist of research materials on a number of topics related to the Ashley River Region. See Container List for details.

Collection

Ashley River Historic District

Acquisition

Accession

PLANTATIONS.

Source or Donor

Miscellaneous Plantation Files

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

National Register of Historic Places, Ashley River Historic District / Ashley River Corridor, Ashley River Region (S.C.), Historic preservation--South Carolina--Ashley River Region, Historic sites--South Carolina--Ashley River Region, Plantations--South Carolina--Ashley River Region, Land use--South Carolina--Ashley River Region, Ashley River (S.C.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Collection

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

Two 5" document boxes

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: ca. 2009-2010 Date(s): Compiled c. 2009-2010

Archive Items Details

Title

Bulow Plantation

Description

Six files containing research notes; book excerpts re: Bulow Battery; news article re: Plum Patch Cemetery; family history/genealogical research; chain-of-title research and deeds, plats, wills (Thomas Lehre, John Joachim Bulow, James Ladson); "Cultural Resources Survey of the Bulow Plantation Tract" (Sipes & Hendrix, 2002); "Reconnaissance Investigation of the Bulow Cemetery" (Trinkley, 2005). Note: large-size plat removed to BP case 4.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Cedar Grove

Description

Research notes; excerpt from Archaeological Survey of Whitehall II Tract (Ralph Bailey, 1999); plats

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Drayton Hall

Description

Three files: research notes; "Drayton Hall: Titular Complexities and Shifting Boundaries of an Ashley River Plantation" (Stockton, 1985); chain-of-title; brochures; DH newsletters (Summer 1996, Late Summer/Early Fall 2007); archaeological research including "The Roberts/McKeever Housesite Ruins (Judd, 1997), "A Report on the Ruins of the Dennis, Washington and Nanny Notes Housesites (Judd, 1998), Barn Stabilization Project (1997), and excerpts from "An Archaeological and Historical Overview of the Drayton Hall Tract (Brockington, 1991) and "An Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Drayton Hall" (Barker, 1990); materials related to historical events taking place in the region (Charles Drayton and George Washington journal excerpts. Note: large-size plat removed to BP case 4.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Fort Dorchester

Description

Research notes (correspondence) including NRHP nomination language; excerpt from Cities and Towns (H.A.M. Smith). Note: photocopy of Old Dorchester State Park Visitor's Guide removed because it was illegible but see copy in HCF's archives, Pamphlet 94.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

The Laurels

Description

NRHP nomination (relevant portion); research notes; title research and deeds; 1929 map.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Lord Ashley Site

Description

Ecerpts from publications and manuscripts (Baronies of South Carolina, SC Historical and Genealogical Magazine, SC Historical Magazine); "Carolina, 1663-1683: The Founding of a Proprietary" (Fagg dissertation, 1970); HCF press release about 2009 archaeological investigations.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Magnolia Plantation

Description

NRHP nomination; history by C. Norwood Hastie, Sr., ca. 1925; research notes; deed research; brochures. Note: large-size plat removed to BP case 4).

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Mateeba Gardens

Description

Research notes; title research; publication excerpt (Baronies of South Carolina). Note: see photos in the Frances Robb Photo Album, ID#2004.022.01, and on Lowcountry Digital Library.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Middleton Place

Description

Four files: research notes; brochures; archaeological report (Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, USC, 1979); plats and maps; info re: American Revolution Southern Campaign.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Millbrook

Description

Three files: research notes; SC Statewide Survey; photographs (copies); excerpt from Ashley River Historic District nomination; excerpt from Plantations on the South Side of the Ashley River; excerpt from Rivers and Regions of Early South Carolina (HAM Smith); primary source materials (wills, deeds, titles); plats and maps. Note: three large-size plats removed to BP case 4.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Runneymede [Runnymede]

Description

Two files: SC Statewide Survey; publication excerpts; documents related to Runneymede Phosphate Co.; archaeological survey (Brockington, 2007).

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Uxbridge

Description

Research notes; publication excerpts about associated individuals; plats/deeds; report (Agnes Baldwin & Susan Bates, 1998).

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Miscellaneous Surveys - File 1

Description

Research notes; "Archaeological Data Recovery at 38CH691 Schieveling Plantation Tract: Management Summary" (Brockington, 2000); excerpts from "Archaeological Investigation of Schieveling Plantation (Brockington, 2004); Campbell Tract survey (Chicora, 2004); Poplar Grove* (SCIAA, 2005); Mr. Ladson (SCIAA, 1983); Long Savannah Cemetery (SCIAA, 2005); Wragg Barony (SCIAA, 2006); excerpts from "The Ashley River: A Survey of Seventeenth Century Sites (Hartley, 1984); Long Savannah Plantation Cultural Resource Assessment (Chicora, n.d.) (Exh. K to unidentified report). *See File 2 for Poplar Grove SCIAA surveys of non-eligible sites.

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

Correspondence re: ARHD Archaeology

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

SCIAA Site Sheet

Description

Bulow River, Charleston County.

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

SCIAA Site Sheet

Description

Bulow River, Dorchester County.

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

SCIAA Site Sheet

Description

Above River, Dorchester County.

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

SCIAA Site Sheet

Description

Northeast side of River

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

Underwater Archaeology

Description

"A Survey of Submerged Cultural Resources in the Ashley River (Harris, 1996); excerpt from "Reconnaissance Survey Report: Underwater Archaeological Investigations of the Cedar Grove Plantation Causeway" (Beard, 1990).

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

Ashley River Road

Description

NRHP nomination; news article; statutes.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Ashley-Stone Canal

Description

Newsclippings (historic); plat.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Cook Family / Cook Land

Description

Two files.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

General History

Description

Journal article "The Ashley River and its Gardens" (National Geographic, April 1926); excerpt from Rivers and Regions of Early South Carolina (H.A.M. Smith); ordinance to empower commissioners…to cut and sink drains and water passages…; "Quick Field Guide to Monument Types" (Chicora, 1999); news article re: Charleston, plantations, and Old Dorchester.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Hunt Clubs

Description

News article (general background); research materials on Middleton Hunt Club, Papermaker Hunt Club, Wragg Barony Hunting Club, Burbage Hunt Club, Sportsman Hunting Club.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Landscape Architecture

Description

Excerpts from reports and publications.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Phosphate Mining

Description

Two files: research notes; report excerpts; newspaper and journal articles; archaeological report with a history of the phosphate industry in South Carolina ("Archaeological Data Recovery at Archaeological Sites 38DR60/81 and 38DR192, The Appian Way Development Tract," Brockington, 2003).

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

Miscellaneous Maps

Description

Two files: historic plats and maps; contemporary maps.

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

U.S. Agricultural Census Information

Container

Miscellaneous Topics Research

Title

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

Description

For the boundary increase of this National Register property (156 pages). Note: 1994 Registration Form is in the ARHD collection, ID #2009.001.6.

Container

Ashley River Historic District

Title

Miscellaneous Surveys - File 2

Description

Surveys of uneligible SCIAA surveys of non-eligible Poplar Grove sites.

Container

Archaeological Research

Title

zMiscellaneous Parcels

Description

Deed research: Schieveling and Savage Tract; likely Schieveling and Savage Tract; Springfield Tract; Magnolia Tract and/or Runnymade Tract; Runnymade Tract; likely was part of Runnymade Tract; Vaucluse Tract

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Title

Ezelle/Cuthbert Lands

Description

Deed research and copies of plats.

Container

Plantation/Site Research

Location

Location

Container

ARHD Research Files Box

Shelf

Plantations Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.002.0157, 2007.002.0095, 2011.007.2, 2012.002.088, 2012.002.089, 2012.002.090, 2015.002.029, 2015.002.030, 2015.002.031, 2016.002.024, 2021.001.2, PLANTATIONS.005a

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 12, 2015

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

August 10, 2023