New Cut Plantation – Wadmalaw Island – Charleston County

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Basic Information

• Location – New Cut River, Wadmalaw Island, Charleston County

• Origin of name – The plantation derived its name from a cut, dug by hand through the marsh and mud to allow the passage of boats from Church Creek to the Stono River.
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1842 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1842 – House built

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Blake, Edwards, Griffen, LaRoche, Luke, Oliver Middleton Rutledge (1952), Wallace
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

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Print Resources

• Initial references: See #1