Huger in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Silk Hope Plantation

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Silk Hope Plantation Marker

Inscription. Home and burial place of Sir Nathanial Johnson, born in the County of Durham, England, in 1644. Knighted in 1680, was a member of Parliament, and Governor of Leeward Islands. He came to South Carolina in 1683 and settled at Silk Hope, from here he sent, in 1699, samples of silk to England. He was Governor of South Carolina from 1702 to 1709. Lord Cornwallis had his headquarters here for several months during the American Revolution. (Marker Number 8-21.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1644.

Location. 33° 6.847′ N, 79° 48.257′ W. Marker is in Huger, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on State Highway 402 near Silk Hope Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huger SC 29450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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

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Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quenby Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Quinby Bridge & Shubrick’s Plantation: The Disastrous “Raid of the Dog Days” (approx. 1.4 miles away); New Hope Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pompion Hill Chapel (approx. 2.9 miles away); Brabant Plantation (approx. 7.1 miles away); Strawberry Chapel (approx. 7.6 miles away); Mepkin Plantation (approx. 8.1 miles away); Francis Marion (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huger.

Regarding Silk Hope Plantation. Sir Nathaniel Johnson, governor of South Carolina. died in 1713. He had been in the British army, served as a member of parliament, and between 1686 and 1689 was governor of Treves, St. Christopher, Montserrat, and Antigua. In 1703-09 he was governor of South Carolina, and during the French attack on that colony in 1706

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

2. Silk Hope Plantation Marker

defeated the enemy, with the loss of their commander and 300 men. Sir Nathaniel introduced silk-culture into the province in 1703, and is said to have been the pioneer of that industry there. (Edited Appletons Encyclopedia)

Also see . . . Silk Hope Plantation – Huger – Berkeley County. (Submitted on October 23, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Silk Hope Plantation Marker looking north along State Road 402 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

3. Silk Hope Plantation Marker looking north along State Road 402

Silk Hope Plantation Marker, looking south along State Road 402 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

4. Silk Hope Plantation Marker, looking south along State Road 402

Silk Hope Plantation Driveway and gate. Private property image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

5. Silk Hope Plantation Driveway and gate. Private property

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 7,909 times since then and 269 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 23, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.