Plantation: Bluff-Heyward of Colleton County,
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Combahee River, Colleton County
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Timeline: 1780s - Earliest known date of existence.
The property remained in the Heyward family until 1911.
Bought by Felix DuPont of Wilmington, Delaware and he fashioned the house to a 20th century appearance and called the properties Combahee Plantation. After owning it for 27 years Mr. DuPont sold it in 1946 to the Lane family of Savannah.
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Buildings: House was destroyed during the Civil War.
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Crops: Primary crop - rice
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Number of slaves: 1,331 in 1851 (Nathaniel Heyward)
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Owners: Combahee Corporation (1915), Arthur Heyward, Daniel and Louise Blake Heyward (1870), Julius Henry Heyward, Nathaniel Heyward, Lane (1946)
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| Additional Information |
| References |
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Fishburne, Lucius G. Plantation notes, St. Bartholomew's Parish, (34/646) South Carolina Historical Society. |
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Todd, Caroline W. and Sidney Wait. South Carolina, a Day at a Time. Orangeburg, S.C. : Sandlapper Pub. Co., c1997. |
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