Boone Hall, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

When in the Old South one must make a trip to see the old plantations. One of the stops was to see Boone Hall Plantation, founded in 1681 by Major Boone and it belonged to his descendants until 1955 when it was purchased by the McRae family. A member of the family still lives in the plantation home on the 2nd floor while the 1st floor is open for tours.

  

The entrance fee is a little pricey but I think it is worth it if you appreciate history and beauty or if you would like a better of understanding of how the Old South was.

The Cotton Gin house built in 1853

The house was built in 1936, it was built directly on top of the original house. Many people think that all the houses were like the house in Gone with the Wind during the Antebellum era. The houses were actually wooden farm houses and the mansions were built in the main cities like Charleston.

Inside one of the slave cabins

The row of slave cabins, only a portion of them

The slaves molded the bricks for their houses, you can actually see their hand prints or fingerprints in some of the bricks. 

Another set of prints, according to the tour guide these bricks are going to the Smithsonian. I do not agree with the action but my opinion does not matter here.

The Avenue of Oaks. If you recognize this image it is because this avenue was used to film a portion of the film Gone with the Wind. It would have led up to the Wilkes's home.