Goose Creek in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
French Huguenot Plantation
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Freedman's Plantation
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. French Huguenot Plantation Marker
French Huguenot Plantation. Abraham Fleury, sometimes called Abraham Fleury Sieur De La Plaine, settled here about 1680. He was one of the first French Huguenot planters in Carolina. The Huguenots, Protestants who escaped the persecution of Catholic France, immigrated with encouragement from the Lords Proprietors, who promised them opportunity and religious freedom. They later assimilated into the predominantly Anglican society of the lowcountry.
Freedman's Plantation. This tract was often called Cherry Hill after it was merged into that plantation before the Revolution. In 1858 freedman and planter Lamb Stevens (1766?-1868) added it to his extensive holdings. Stevens, born into slavery in N.C., later purchased his freedom and moved to S.C. He owned as many as 30 slaves, some of them relatives he bought in order to protect them and their families. Lamb died in 1868 at the age of 102.
Erected 2010 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by the City of Goose Creek. (Marker Number 8-63.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.
Location. 33° 0.12′ N, 80° 4.941′ W. Marker is in Goose Creek, South Carolina, in Berkeley
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crowfield Plantation (approx. Ό mile away); Broom Hall Plantation (approx. one mile away); The Elms (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Elms Plantation (approx. 1.8 miles away); Eighteen Mile House Tavern (approx. 2.3 miles away); Goose Creek / City of Goose Creek (approx. 2.4 miles away); Casey (Caice) (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goose Creek.
Also see . . . Black slaveowners: free Black slave masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860 By Larry Koger, page 55-56. Lamb Stevens, a black planter of St. James & Goose Creek Parish, defended the freedom of his slave family against a swindler. (Submitted on April 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 10, 2011
2. Freedman's Plantation Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 10, 2011
3. French Huguenot Plantation / Freedman's Plantation Marker, looking west along Dasharon Lane
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 10, 2011
4. French Huguenot Plantation / Freedman's Plantation Marker
looking back east at the Dasharon Lane and Hamlet Circle intersection, in background
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,204 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
