Gowrie Plantation – Argyle Island – Jasper County
— Gowrie Plantation, Sketched in 1880 —
— By Louis Manigault Fifteen Years After its Destruction —
— © Louis Manigault Papers, The Charleston Museum Archives —
(Do Not Use Without Written Consent)
Basic Information
- Location – Argyle Island, Savannah River, Jasper County
- Origin of name – ?
- Other names – ?
- Current status – ?
Timeline
- ? – Earliest known date of existence
- ? – Gowrie was owned by the McAlpin family (2).
- ? – House built
- 1833 – Charles Izard Manigault purchased the plantation from the McAlpin family (2).
- ? – Charles's son Louis Manigault was the plantation's next owner. Louis also inherited East Hermitage Plantation from his father. Louis operated both plantations together as one entity. They were successful until 1877 (2).
- 1865 – The house was destroyed (6).
Land
Slaves
- Number of slaves – 90 in 1841 (4)
- Gowrie had a horrific slave child mortality rate. Ninety percent of the children died before they reached age 16 (4).
References & Resources
- Lawrence S. Rowland, Alexander Moore, and George C. Rogers, Jr. The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861
(Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1996)
Order The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861 - Information contributed by Peg Eastman including information found:
Manigault Family Papers, 1824-1897 - held by the University of North Carolina Libraries
- Information contributed by Peg Eastman including information found:
Manigault Family Plantation Records - held by the Georgia Historical Society
- Charles Manigault's Gowrie – A Starting Point
- From Peg Eastman, the following book includes a picture of the Gowrie Plantation house:
J. Grahame Long, Stolen Charleston: The Spoils of War(Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2014)
- Information contributed by J. Grahame Long from the Louis Manigault Papers, The Charleston Museum Archives
