28 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com the highway, the manor, built in 1756, is surrounded by an enslaved village with a chapel, a kitchen house, stables, a winnowing house, a schoolhouse for the planter’s eight children and tutor and old rice fields backing up to the Black River. Unique to Mansfield is a network of roads that once linked the property with neighboring plantations as a means for socializing and sharing supplies and labor. Bike or hike these historic trails or relax with a good book in the hammock while enjoying a peaceful breeze coming off the marsh. Visit mansfieldplantation.com to reserve your room. HOBCAW BARONY Plan to spend at least a day at Hobcaw Barony visiting its two mansions, Bellefield and Hobcaw House, as well as Friendfield Village, an intact former slave village, along with a stretch of the old King’s Highway which connected Boston to New York and Charleston. Once divided into 11 different plantations, the Barony now boasts 16,000 acres of forests, swamps, wetlands and ecological systems, which are all in conservation easement. Before you visit, learn about the intricate history of the property by reading “Baroness of Hobcaw: The Life of Belle W. Baruch,” by Mary E. Miller. Tickets sell out well in advance, so secure your spot now by visiting hobcawbarony.org. our town Mansfield Plantation. Charleston, South Carolina | draytonhall.org Museum Galleries | Historic House | Active Archaeology SUMMER LOCALS ADMISSION $10 ADMISSION FOR LOCALS* Valid to Berkeley, Dorchester, Charleston, & Colleton County residents. Valid at the gatehouse only.
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