Near Moncks Corner in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lewisfield Plantation

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, March 24, 2010

1. Lewisfield Plantation Marker

Inscription. This land, part of Fairlawn Barony and known as Little Landing, was bought in 1767 by Sedgwick Lewis. His daughter Sarah married Keating Simons. They acquired the land in 1774 and are presumed to have built the present plantation house. Tradition has it that during the Revolution, Col. Wade Hampton took seventy-eight British prisoners and burned two boats with supplies and plunder at the nearby river landing.

Erected 1978 by Berkeley County Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 33° 10.059′ N, 80° 0.888′ W. Marker is near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of Old US 52 and Lewisfield Plantation Road, on the right when traveling north on Old US 52. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moncks Corner SC 29461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rembert C. Dennis Boulevard (approx. 1.7 miles away); Moncks Corner Depot (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mulberry Plantation (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fairlawn Plantation / Fort Fairlawn (approx. 2 miles away); Dixie Training School / Berkeley Training High School (approx. 2 miles away); “Sojer Grave” (approx. 2 miles away); Stony Landing Plantation (approx. 2.4 miles away); Berkeley Training High School (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moncks Corner.

Also see . . .
1. Lewisfield Plantation - Moncks Corner Berkeley County South Carolina SC.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, March 24, 2010

2. Lewisfield Plantation Marker

(Submitted on March 26, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina.)
2. South Carolina Department of Archives and History enry for Lewisfield Plantation. (Submitted on March 28, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)

Lewisfield Plantation image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History

3. Lewisfield Plantation

Lewisfield Plantation Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, March 24, 2010

4. Lewisfield Plantation Gate

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,169 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 28, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 4. submitted on March 26, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.