Basic Information

• Location – Dorchester County

  Between SC 642 and Ashley River, eight miles south of Summerville

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current Status – Private

Timeline

• 1704 – Earliest known date of existence

  Original grant to John Baker

• 1858 – Two-story Greek Revival house built by a member of the Izard family
  

  Burned during the Civil War; ruins used as a local brickyard

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – John Baker, Ralph Izard (1788), Walter Izard (1785), Henry Middleton, Benjamin Waring, Thomas Whaley, Dr. Samuel Wilson
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: 45

More about Dorchester County

• Learn more about historic Dorchester County, including the lovely town of Summerville as well as nearby Charleston. We have helpful guides to Summerville history and Summerville libraries and museums – plus Summerville restaurants, Summerville bed & breakfasts, Summerville hotels, and Summerville real estate.