Dr. Jenkins Place Plantation – St Helena Island
Beaufort County

Basic Information

• Location – Station Creek (a branch of the Beaufort River), St. Helena Island, St. Helena Parish, Beaufort County

• Origin of name – Named for Dr. William J. Jenkins, an early owner
  

• Other names – William J. Jenkins House, Sandiford, Longwood
  

• Current status –

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1845-1846 – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 388 in 1850; 1,515 in 1859; 1,215 in the 1870s

• Primary crop – Sea island cotton

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Dr. William J. Jenkins, Henry S. Tafft
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: 21

• Porcher, Richard Dwight and Sarah Fick. The Story of Sea Island Cotton. Charleston: Wyrick & Company, 2005.

Contact Information

• Telephone: ?