There are a couple of clues in this week’s Mystery Photo, but the location of this place might be kind of tough to guess – unless you’ve been there. Send your guess to: feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Aug. 24 mystery showed a big, comfortable house that several readers knew was the house at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens outside of Charleston.
Congratulations to George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Dale Rhodes of Richmond, Va.; Val Valenta and Jay Altman, both of Columbia; Faith Line of Anderson; Addison Ingle and Margaret P. Blackmer, both of Charleston; Philip Cromer of Beaufort; and Bill Segars of Hartsville.
Valenta pointed out that there were two earlier houses on the site: “The core of the house was built prior to the Revolutionary War near Summerville. It was floated down the Ashley River to Magnolia Plantation after the Civil War.”
Graf provided this context: “According to lyrickinard.com, There are however, some really cool things about this Plantation that I haven’t seen in too many other southern historical sites. There is a new “From Slavery to Freedom” tour that highlights several restored slave cabins. Other plantations I’ve been to pretend they never existed.
“Their advertising literature says ‘Magnolia recognizes the importance of acknowledging the vital role that Gullah people and culture plays in any interpretation of Lowcountry history. By addressing this often overlooked part of the region’s narrative, Magnolia seeks to respectfully afford credit where credit is due.’ Well done!
Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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