Hopsewee
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Hopsewee Plantation, also known as Thomas Lynch, Jr., Birthplace or Hopsewee-on-the-Santee, is a house built in 1749 near Georgetown, South Carolina
. It was the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr.
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
, and served as a low county rice plantation.
According to the National Park Service, "the frame building, a fine example of a Carolina "low country" plantation house, shows West Indian influence, with its double-tiered piazza and dormered hip roof."
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1971.
It is located about 13 miles south of Georgetown
on U.S. Highway 17, in the vicinity of North Santee
on the North Santee River
.
The house continues to be a private residence, but is open to the public for tours. It is furnished with 18th and 19th century period furniture.
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
. It was the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr. was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina; his father was unable to sign the Declaration of Independence because of illness.-Biography:...
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
, and served as a low county rice plantation.
According to the National Park Service, "the frame building, a fine example of a Carolina "low country" plantation house, shows West Indian influence, with its double-tiered piazza and dormered hip roof."
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1971.
It is located about 13 miles south of Georgetown
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
on U.S. Highway 17, in the vicinity of North Santee
North Santee, South Carolina
North Santee is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County, South Carolina. It is located south of Georgetown on U.S. Route 17 on the Santee Rivers. Thomas Lynch, Jr. was born here in North Santee vicinity at the Hopsewee house....
on the North Santee River
Santee River
The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, long. The Santee and its tributaries provide the principal drainage and navigation for the central coastal plain of South Carolina, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean approximately from its farthest headwater on the Catawba River...
.
The house continues to be a private residence, but is open to the public for tours. It is furnished with 18th and 19th century period furniture.
External links
- Hopsewee Plantation - official site
- Hopsewee, Georgetown County (U.S. Hwy. 17, North Santee vicinity), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- Hopsewee Plantation, U.S. Routes 17 & 701, Santee River, North, Georgetown vicinity, Georgetown County, SC: 9 photos, at Historic American Building Survey and related 8 photos of Slave Quarters