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McClellanville , South Carolina

McClellanville , South Carolina. A Quaint Village. Geography. Located in Charleston County Coastal town Surrounded by the Francis Marion National Forest. History. Established in late 1860’s Originally owned by A.J. McClellan and R.T. Morrison Flourished as a shrimping and seafood town

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McClellanville , South Carolina

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  1. McClellanville, South Carolina A Quaint Village

  2. Geography • Located in Charleston County • Coastal town • Surrounded by the Francis Marion National Forest

  3. History • Established in late 1860’s • Originally owned by A.J. McClellan and R.T. Morrison • Flourished as a shrimpingand seafood town • Town Website: “A self-sufficient community of schools, homes, churches, shops, and docking facilities with an economy largely dependant upon the sea.” • Noted for historically valuable plantations

  4. Hurricane Hugo • Devastated much of the town • Taken by surprise • Destroyed seafood industry • McClellanville20 years after Hugo

  5. The Movies! • The site of several classic films • Forest Gump • Paradise • And coming soon to a theater near you, maybe, The New Daughter!

  6. St. James Santee Parish Church • Founded in 1768 • Noted for its Georgian architectural style • Served French Huguenots and English settlers • Established as a National Historic Landmark in 1978 http://www.stjamesec.org/brickchurch.html

  7. McClellanvilleToday • Shrimp and Seafood industry revitalized • Focus on tourism • Excellent Tree Committee

  8. Hampton Plantation • Land Purchased by Daniel Horry in 1744 • Throughout mid-1700’s the plantation was developed • Used as a refuge throughout the Revolutionary War • Guarded Francis Marion and was searched twice by the British during the war • Visited by George Washington after the war.

  9. Hampton Plantation, con’t • Managed throughout the first half of the 19th century by primarily women • Following the Civil War, plantation managed by Henry Middleton Rutledge • H.M. Rutledge bequeaths plantation to son, Archibald Rutledge. • In 1971, Rutledge gave plantation to the South Carolina State Parks Service

  10. Archibald Rutledge • Born at Hampton Plantation in 1883 • Spent his childhood exploring the plantation • First poem • “Today I saw a rattlesnake Too young to make its rattlers shake” • Attended school and eventually attended Union College

  11. Archibald Rutledge, con’t • Became an English teacher in 1904 at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania • Did not move back until 1837 following his retirement • Began renovations on Hampton Plantation • Lived out his days on the plantation with his family • In 1971, gave plantation to Parks Service

  12. The Work of Archibald Rutledge • Most noted publication titled Deep River: The Complete Poems of Archibald Rutledge • Nominated for Pulitzer Prize • Published fiction, poetry, articles, and autobiography • In 1934 became the first poet laureate of South Carolina • Namesake of Archibald Rutledge Academy and the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Fund

  13. Themes of Rutledge • Often wrote about nature themes • Noted for his hunting stories • Rutledge on Rutledge: “My formula is to find a subject worth writing about and then to make it simple, and then to make it clear and then to make it reach the heart and then to make it beautiful.”

  14. Sources • http://www2.wspa.com/news/2009/sep/21/mcclellanville_damage_20_years_later-ar-32902/ • http://www.townofmcclellanville-sc.net/index.html • http://mymcclellanville.net/page/13/ • http://south-carolina-plantations.com/charleston/hampton.html • http://www.stjamesec.org/brickchurch.html • http://www.nsl.org/sep2bk.htm • http://archibaldrutledgeacademy.com/biography/ • http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Rutledge__Archibald.html • http://www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/sc/charleston/books/rutledgea/dr/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SCMap-doton-McClellanville.PNG • http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/intracoastal-waterway-sunset.html • http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d38e3/

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