Name/Title
Houses and Other Structures Impacted by the Creation of Lakes Moultrie and MarionEntry/Object ID
2019.007.1a-uDescription
Nineteen Kodak slides and two photographs (scans) of houses and other structures that were submerged, demolished, or displaced during the creation of Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion:
a: Belle Isle.
b: Bellemont.
c: Blueford.
d: Casada.
e: Cedar Springs.
f: Eutaw.
g: Indian Field.
h: Lawson Pond. Still standing.
i-j: New Mercia. (May be incorrectly identified.
k: North Hampton.
l: The Rocks. Saved and moved but burned after Hurricane Hugo.
m: Simpson's Swamp. Written on slide: "Revolutionary War earthworks [Francis] Marion [erected] between Ophir and Brunswick on Simpson's Swamp."
n: Somerset.
o: Springfield.
p: Sumerton.
q: Walnut Grove. Still standing.
r: Wampee. Saved and moved to Pinopolis.
s: White Hall.
Collection also includes photographs (scans only) of:
t: Black Oak Church.
u: Woodlawn. Moved to Georgetown; now goes by another name, possibly Dover.
Additional info about the status of the houses in photos H-J, L, Q-R, and U provided by the donor.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
2019.007Source or Donor
David HoffmanAcquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Search Terms
Lost Architecture, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Relocated buildings, Dwellings--South Carolina--Lake Moultrie Region, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Lake Moultrie Region, Plantations--South Carolina--Lake Moultrie Region, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Lake Moultrie Region, Dwellings--South Carolina--Lake Marion Region, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Lake Marion Region, Plantations--South Carolina--Lake Marion Region, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Lake Marion RegionLocation
Location
Container
See Notes TabCabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Provenance
Notes
Given to donor by local historian Oliver Buckles; original source and photographer unknown.General Notes
Note
Notes: Donor speculates that the photographs may have been taken by the predecessor to Santee-Cooper.
Slides filed under Miscellaneous Buildings & Plantations at end of property file photos.Created By
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January 16, 2019Updated By
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February 16, 2023