Hamilton Ridge Plantation – Garnett – Hampton County

— Hamilton Ridge Plantation © Gazie Nagle, 2016 —
(Do Not Use Without Written Consent)

Basic Information

• Location – Savannah River, Garnett, Hampton County

  Augusta Stagecoach Road

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Designated as a managed land area by SCDNR
  

— Side of Hamilton Ridge Plantation © Gazie Nagle, 2016 —
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Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – Captain William Maner acquired Hamilton Ridge Plantation (4, p. 88).
  

• Circa 1819 – Captain Maner died and the plantation fell first to his estate and then to his son, Samuel Maner, several years later, about 1827-1828 (4, pp. 88-89, 91).
  

• Circa 1830 – House built (2)

  The two-story house is believed to date back to the 1830s and was still standing in 2016 (2).
  

• 1832 – William M. Riley acquired the plantation from Samuel Maner (4, pp. 88-89).
  

• 1847 or 1848 – Joseph Maner Lawton, Jr. bought Hamilton Ridge from Riley (1, X: 36) (4, pp. 88, 91).
  

• ? – International Paper purchased the plantation (2).
  

• 2006 – The state of South Carolina reached an agreement with International Paper to purchase the property. The property was transferred to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for management (2).
  

— Rear of Hamilton Ridge Plantation © Gazie Nagle, 2016 —
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Land

• Number of acres – 13,281 acres, including 8.5 miles of frontage along the Savannah River, in 2016 (3)
  

• Primary crop – Cotton (4, p. 89)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 100+ in 1860 (1, X: 36)
  

References & Resources

1. Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
    Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
    Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
   

2. Information contributed by Gazie Nagle from New Nature Sanctuary Rests Along Savannah by Michael M. DeWitt. Jr. (Augusta, GA: The Augusta Chronicle, March 8, 2007)
   

3. Hamilton Ridge Wildlife Management Area: Click here
   

4. Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity, Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals and Court of Errors of South Carolina - Primary Source Edition (Columbia, SC: Nabu Press, 2013 - Reprint)
   
   

Contact Information

• Hamilton Ridge Wildlife Management Area
  Augusta Stagecoach Road
  Garnett, SC 29922
  

  Telephone: 803-625-3569
  Website: Click here