Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
1950 Rutledge Road
McClellanville, SC 29459
843.546.9361
Hampton Plantation is the site of a large antebellum rice
plantation. Settled by French Huguenots in the mid 1700s, Hampton was
inhabited and operated by some of the most prominent S.C. families. The
centerpiece of the 322-acre park is a thirteen-room mansion house, which
stands as a monument to historic European architectural styles and the labor
of enslaved Africans. Rice fields, Plantation gardens, and adjacent forests
and swamps make Hampton an excellent learning environment for the study of
Lowcountry history .
We encourage
you to experience the park by participating in one of the
following Discover Carolina programs. Pre-site, on-site and
post-site lesson plans have been developed to ensure a quality
educational experience for you and your students.
Park
Interpreter Led Programs:
From the Fields to the
Big House
From the Fields to the Big House” is designed to lead students
through the early history of South Carolina. Beginning with the formation of
the Carolina Colony and the emergence of the plantation system, this program
will focus on rice culture and the lives of the free and enslaved families
living on Hampton Plantation.
This program is offered September through April.
The preferred maximum amount of students allowed for the
program is 30.
Grade Level: 3
Length of Time: 1.5 hours
Standards: 3-2.6, 3-2.7 and 3-4.1
Setting: Historic Site
40 Acres and a Mule
This program will examine how Reconstruction forever changed
the lives of those who had once been dependent on the rise and decline of
the rice market and those who were made successful from it. It will
also look at how this era specifically affected those living at Hampton
Plantation. Students will be engaged in hands-on activities that will give
them a better understanding of what challenges were faced by the freed
slaves and their families.
Grade Level: 5
Length of Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Standards: 5-1.2, 5-1.3 and 5-1.4
Setting: Historic Site
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