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Wedge Plantation – McClellanville
Charleston and Georgetown Counties
— Wedge Plantation House —
Photograph courtesy of Brandon Coffey
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Basic Information
Timeline
- 1784 – Earliest known date of existence
Elizabeth Deas Middleton owned property on the South Santee River. Upon her death, the property was divided into Wedge and Pine Tree Hill plantations (Linder & Thacker, p. 741).
- 1802 – John Hume purchased Wedge which consisted of 47 acres (Linder & Thacker, p. 741).
- 1819 – John Hume's daughter, Charlotte, married William Lucas, and it is presumed that they were given Wedge. No documents exist of this transaction (Bridges & Williams, p. 266).
- 1826 – William Lucas built a house on the property.
The National Register Nomination Form dates the house to the 1830s, however, this is an error. The deed the Nomination Form is referring to was the deed for 45 acres on Washashaw Creek purchased by William Lucas from his father-in-law, John Hume (Linder & Thacker, p. 842n).
- 1866 – William Lucas transferred the property to his son Alexander Hume Lucas (National Register).
- 1892 – The house caught fire when sparks from the chimney set the roof on fire. The fire was put out and the house was saved (Bridges & Williams, pp. 309-311).
- 1914 – Alexander Hume Lucas died. At this time, Wedge ceased to be a working plantation. It remained in the family for another fifteen years (Linder & Thacker, p. 742).
- 1929 – Wedge was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Chadwick. They also purchased Palo Alto and Woodville, two neighboring plantations (Linder & Thacker, p. 742).
- 1946 – Charles H. Woodward purchased the plantation and used it as a winter residence (National Register).
- 1966 – Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Dominick purchased Wedge and Belleview plantations. Dr. Dominick set up an experimental laboratory to study insects. He was interested in collecting moths and butterflies (Linder & Thacker, p. 742).
- 1976 – Dr. Dominick died and the State of South Carolina purchased Wedge. It became the University of South Carolina's International Center for Public Health Research. As of 2006, Wedge is still owned by the University of South Carolina (Linder & Thacker, p. 742).
Land
- Number of acres – 47 in 1802
- Primary crop – Rice
Owners
- Alphabetical list – Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Chadwick, Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Dominick, John Hume, Alexander Hume Lucas, William Lucas, Elizabeth Deas Middleton, Univeristy of South Carolina, Charles H. Woodward
Slaves
- Number of slaves – In 1850, William Lucas owned 72 slaves on his various plantations (National Register).
Buildings
Web Resources
Print Resources
- Initial references: 1, 4, 40
- Anne Baker Leland Bridges and Roy Williams III, St James Santee Plantation Parish History and Records, 1685-1925, (Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1997).
- Suzanne Cameron Linder and Marta Leslie Thacker (with preliminary research by Agnes Leland Baldwin), Historical Atlas of the Rice Plantations of Georgetown County and the Santee River (Columbia: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 2001).
Contact Information
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