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

Brabant Plantation

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Brabant Plantation Marker

Inscription. Residence of Rt. Rev. Robert Smith, who was born in Norfolk, England, in 1732. He was consecrated in Philadelphia in 1795, as the first Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina. He died in 1801, and is buried in St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. On this plantation, on January 3, 1782, an engagement took place between Americans under Col. Richard Richardson, and British under Maj. Coffin.

Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number 8-12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1876.

Location. 33° 1.212′ N, 79° 51.199′ W. Marker is in Cainhoy, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Cainhoy Road (State Highway 8-98), on the right when traveling south. Located Between Niagra and Bouncer Lanes. 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

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Thomas Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Pompion Hill Chapel (approx. 4.3 miles away); New Hope Methodist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Otranto Indigo Vat (approx. 5.2 miles away); Quinby Bridge & Shubrick’s Plantation: The Disastrous “Raid of the Dog Days”

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(approx. 5.8 miles away); Quenby Bridge (approx. 5.8 miles away); Keith School (approx. 6.3 miles away); Strawberry Chapel (approx. 7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. The South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine, Volume 18 By South Carolina Historical Soc. Pages 33-36; Brabant Plantation and Rev. Robert Smith (Submitted on October 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites By Daniel W. Barefoot, page 38-39. Battle of Videau's Bridge fought on Brabant Plantation (Submitted on October 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

3. The American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Videau's Bridge "...On January 3, Maj. William Brereton and his British force arrived at Brabant Plantation..." (Submitted on October 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Brabant Plantation Marker, looking southbound along State Road 8-98 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 26, 2009

2. Brabant Plantation Marker, looking southbound along State Road 8-98

Brabant Plantation Marker, as seen looking north along State Road 8-98 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 26, 2009

3. Brabant Plantation Marker, as seen looking north along State Road 8-98

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,894 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.