Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
House Servants Quarters
| | Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site | |
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 14, 2022
1. House Servants Quarters Marker
The duplex design of the pre-Civil War structure was typical of slave quarters in plantation days. Identical quarters were duplicated on either side of a common chimney that had a fireplace on both sides for each family. Plainly furnished with only the bare necessities, these small living quarters were usually home to very large slave families. At one time over 350 slaves worked the lands of Hofwyl-Broadfield. They would have lived in cabins similar to this in communities located throughout the plantation.
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Top - Slave cabin on Butler Island.
Far left - Typical duplex designed cabin.
Below - Slave cabin on Retreat Plantation (St. Simons Island)
Center - Lizzie, a Hofwyl servant (c. 1900) churning butter
Erected by State of Georgia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 31° 18.28′ N, 81° 27.225′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. It can be reached from Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Grants Ferry Road (Georgia Route 99), on the left. Located on the
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Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hofwyl Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Commissary - Pay Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Twentieth-Century Changes (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legacy of the Land and the Stewards of Hofwyl-Broadfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Hofwyl Dairy (about
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 14, 2022
2. House Servants Quarters Marker
Also see . . . Friends of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation. (Submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
