mcclellanville , south carolina
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McClellanville, South CarolinaA Quaint Village
Located in Charleston County
Coastal town Surrounded by the
Francis Marion National Forest
Geography
Established in late 1860’s Originally owned by A.J.
McClellan and R.T. Morrison Flourished as a shrimping
and seafood town Town Website: “A self-
sufficient community of schools, homes, churches, shops, and docking facilities with an economy largely dependant upon the sea.”
Noted for historically valuable plantations
History
Devastated much of the town
Taken by surprise Destroyed seafood
industry McClellanville
20 years after Hugo
Hurricane Hugo
The site of several classic films
Forest Gump Paradise And coming soon
to a theater near you, maybe, The New Daughter!
The Movies!
Founded in 1768 Noted for its Georgian architectural style Served French Huguenots and English settlers Established as a National Historic Landmark in 1978
St. James Santee Parish Church
http://www.stjamesec.org/brickchurch.html
Shrimp and Seafood industry revitalized
Focus on tourism Excellent Tree
Committee
McClellanville Today
Land Purchased by Daniel Horry in 1744
Throughout mid-1700’s the plantation was developed
Used as a refuge throughout the Revolutionary War
Guarded Francis Marion and was searched twice by the British during the war
Visited by George Washington after the war.
Hampton Plantation
Managed throughout the first half of the 19th century by primarily women
Following the Civil War, plantation managed by Henry Middleton Rutledge
H.M. Rutledge bequeaths plantation to son, Archibald Rutledge.
In 1971, Rutledge gave plantation to the South Carolina State Parks Service
Hampton Plantation, con’t
Born at Hampton Plantation in 1883
Spent his childhood exploring the plantation
First poem◦ “Today I saw a rattlesnakeToo young to make its
rattlers shake” Attended school and
eventually attended Union College
Archibald Rutledge
Became an English teacher in 1904 at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania
Did not move back until 1837 following his retirement
Began renovations on Hampton Plantation
Lived out his days on the plantation with his family
In 1971, gave plantation to Parks Service
Archibald Rutledge, con’t
Most noted publication titled Deep River: The Complete Poems of Archibald Rutledge◦ Nominated for Pulitzer Prize
Published fiction, poetry, articles, and autobiography
In 1934 became the first poet laureate of South Carolina
Namesake of Archibald Rutledge Academy and the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Fund
The Work of Archibald Rutledge
Often wrote about nature themes Noted for his hunting stories Rutledge on Rutledge: “My formula is to find
a subject worth writing about and then to make it simple, and then to make it clear and then to make it reach the heart and then to make it beautiful.”
Themes of Rutledge
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ton.html http://www.stjamesec.org/brickchurch.html http://www.nsl.org/sep2bk.htm http://archibaldrutledgeacademy.com/biography/ http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Rutledge
__Archibald.html http://www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/sc/charle
ston/books/rutledgea/dr/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SCMap-doton-McClell
anville.PNG http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/in
tracoastal-waterway-sunset.html http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d38e3/
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