Near Govan in Bamberg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mountain Home Plantation

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Mountain Home Plantation Marker

Inscription. (Front text)
Mountain Home Plantation, named for the hill on which it is located, was established before the Civil War. In 1859 Samuel J. Hartzog (1823-1890) bought the plantation from his brother Joseph (1826-1862), and built this two-story brick house that same year, at a cost of $2,993.08. It was originally a Greek Revival house with a full-width two-story portico and turned posts. (continued on other side) (Reverse text) (continued from other side) Cotton grown and processed here was hauled by wagon to the railroad at Graham’s Turn Out (now Denmark). Samuel and Mary Hartzog’s sons Henry Simms Hartzog (1866-1953), born here, was the third president of Clemson College (now Clemson University), 1897-1902. In the 1940s the house was remodeled in the Classical Revival style, with a second-story balcony and columns.

Erected 2006 by The Historical Society of Bamberg County and the Frank J. and Lucy C. Hartzog Foundation, Inc.,. (Marker Number 5-12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 33° 13.126′ N, 81° 12.619′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is near Govan,

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South Carolina, in Bamberg County. Marker is on Ehrhardt Road (State Highway 5-22) 2.1 miles west of Carolina Highway (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Olar SC 29843, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Salem Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Olar S.C. (approx. 3 miles away); Hilda (approx. 4.3 miles away); Mizpah Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Buford's Bridge (approx. 7.2 miles away); Voorhees College (approx. 7.7 miles away); AT&T Building (approx. 8.1 miles away); Pinewood Plantation (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Mountain Home Plantation Marker, reverse side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010

2. Mountain Home Plantation Marker, reverse side

Mountain Home Plantation Marker, looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010

3. Mountain Home Plantation Marker, looking east

Mountain Home Plantation Marker looking west along Ehrhardt Road (SC 5-22) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 20

4. Mountain Home Plantation Marker looking west along Ehrhardt Road (SC 5-22)

Mountain Home Plantation and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010

5. Mountain Home Plantation and Marker

Damage to Mountain Home Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yvonne Vaughn, March 12, 2023

6. Damage to Mountain Home Plantation Marker

Mountain Home Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2010

7. Mountain Home Plantation

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,511 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. 7. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.