Grahamville in Jasper County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old House Plantation

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

1. Old House Plantation Marker

Inscription. Settled ca. 1740 by Daniel Heyward who built Tidal Mill, Textile Factory and export-import business on these grounds before his death in 1777. Original 500 acres King's Grant grew to 16,000 acres, all destroyed by fire ca. 1865

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 32° 27.413′ N, 80° 53.828′ W. Marker is in Grahamville, South Carolina, in Jasper County. It is on T. Heyward Tomb Driveway (Old State Highway 462), on the right when traveling east. Driveway approximately 100 yards, south of the intersection of Highway 336 on Highway 462 a few miles from Ridgeland, South Carolina. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgeland SC 29936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Heyward Jr. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Grahamville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 4.1 miles away); Euhaw Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Gopher Tortoise Square (approx. 5.3 miles away); Ridgeland (approx. 5.3 miles away); St. Paul's Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grahamville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Honey Hill (was approx. 3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

"Old House " entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

2. "Old House " entrance

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

3. Old House Plantation Marker

Old House Plantation Grounds as seen today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

4. Old House Plantation Grounds as seen today

Remaining Heyward Family Cemetery, the only remains here image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

5. Remaining Heyward Family Cemetery, the only remains here

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,919 times since then and 319 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.