Silver Hill Plantation – McClellanville – Charleston County

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Basic Information

• Location – Jeremy Creek, McClellanville, St. James Santee Parish, Charleston County

  814 Kit Hall Road
  

• Origin of name – A silver dollar is said to have been placed in the foundation during construction of the house (2, p. 49)
  

• Other names – McClellan House; Palmer's Point (1) (2, p. 49)
  

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1700s – First house built (1).
  

• ? – Dr. John Saunders Palmer owned the plantation (2, p. 49).
  

• 1862 – 500 Confederate soldiers camped at the plantation. The location was referred to as Palmer's Point (2, p. 49).
  

• Circa 1888 – A two-story clapboard house was built for owner Millard F. Skipper. This is when the plantation started to be called Silver Hill as a silver dollar is said to have been placed in the foundation during construction of the house (2, p. 49).
  

• 1993 – Henrietta G. McClellan was owner of Silver Hill Plantation.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 6.67 in 1993

• Primary crop – ?

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• The circa 1888 house is still standing (2014).
  

References & Resources

1. Statewide Survey of Historic Properties, Survey Report for McClellanville - PDF - includes pictures
   

2. Susan Hoffer McMillan and Seldon Baker "Bud" Hill, McClellanville and the St. James, Santee Parish (Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006)