4 March 2022
Blythe Island Regional Park Campground, Blythe Island, Georgia
Marc- We spent our last day here visiting a historic 7000 acre rice plantation: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site. This was a working rice plantation with 370 slaves before the Civil War. It resumed operation after the war when most of its ex slaves returned to work the plantation for pay. It was transformed in 1915 into a dairy farm once rice growing was no longer profitable. The family who owned the farm gave it to the State of Georgia after the last surviving relative passed in 1973. Portions of the original plantation had previously been given to the surviving former slave families. We also stopped by the British Fort King George State Park. This fort was active in the early 1700's. Georgia State Parks has recreated the original wood structures.
The family winter house at Hofwyl - Broadfield (they lived in their Savannah Mansion during the warmer months when malaria was spread by local mosquitoes).
Many very old and large live oak trees inhabit this plantation.
One particular live oak tree is 800 years old.
Eastern redbud
Fort King George
Loblolly pine
Orange
Our lunch Stop near Fort King George
A local shrimp boat.
More of the Shrimp fleet in Darien
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Sue and I met two more of the local campground inhabitants.
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