Tranquil Hill Plantation – Ashley River – Dorchester County

Basic Information

• Location – East bank of Ashley River, Dorchester County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – White Hall

• Current status – No longer exists; area being developed (3, 2013).
  

Timeline

• 1683 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 526

• Primary crop – ?

• Tranquil Hill also had a grand garden described as a, "beautiful southern courtyard, with its graveled walks, enclosed with living box, and containing flowers of every hue and tropical fragrance . . . beds of flowers, embowered walks, cool retreats and alcove seats" (1, p. 26).
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – James L. Gantt, Malachi Glaze (1733), Colonel Charlesworth Glover (1683-1696), Dr. Hay (1773), Howe, Daniel Huger, Richard Waring (1773)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. A Context For the Study of Lowcountry Gardens - PDF - Michael Trinkley and Debi Hacker, 2007, for the Chicora Foundation.
   

2. 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   

3. Information contributed by Joseph McCranie