Mansfield Plantation

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June 2012

After nearly a decade, this historic Georgetown property returns to the Parker family

Visitors Welcomed: Mansfield Plantation operates year-round as a historic bed & breakfast. The Parker family shares the main hou

Back in the Day: The first noted transaction of Mansfield Plantation was a land grant to John Green in 1718.

“…It’s hard to describe, but from the moment I jumped off the boat and stepped on that soil, I vowed that if the opportunity eve

Take Me Home: John Parker was delighted to bring family heirlooms back to his ancestral home, including oils of his great-great-grandparents, Dr. Francis Simmons Parker and Mary Taylor Lance Parker. The portraits hang proudly in Mansfield’s dining room.

Take Me Home: John Parker was delighted to bring family heirlooms back to his ancestral home, including oils of his great-great-grandparents, Dr. Francis Simmons Parker and Mary Taylor Lance Parker. The portraits hang proudly in Mansfield’s dining room.

Field of Dreams: In antebellum times, Mansfield operated as a very successful rice plantation. The rice was planted by hand along the tidal banks of the Black River. In the 1850s and 1860s, Mansfield records cite the names of 125 slaves who lived and worked there.

Be My Guest: Three brick guest houses were added to the property in the 1930s to accommodate out-of-towners. In keeping with the

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Road to Paradise: A 1.5-mile allee of ancient oak trees line the pathway to Mansfield Plantation, a trail that hasn’t changed m

Catch of the Day: Martha Reed White has been fishing the Black River pools at Mansfield Plantation since she was three years old

Mansfield Plantation Bed & Breakfast 1776 Mansfield Road Georgetown, SC 29440 Toll Free: (866) 717-1776 www.mansfieldplantation.

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