Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

The Hammond House at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

South Carolina State Parks

Quick Facts

Location:

Beech Island, South Carolina

Significance:

Redcliffe Plantation is a site which interprets the story of those who transitioned from enslavement to freedom, and the experience of Reconstruction for the families who lived there.

Designation:

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

MANAGED BY:

South Carolina State Parks

Amenities

4 listed

Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Pets Allowed, Restroom, Trailhead/Hiker Register

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site in Aiken County interprets the lives of the Black and white families who shaped the cultural history and landscape of this plantation from 1855 through Reconstruction, and up to 1975. Educational programs guide visitors through the extant slave quarters and mansion on site - home to South Carolina governor James Henry Hammond in 1859. This site is a part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.