John Julius Pringle Archives - Georgetown County

City Directories and History: The plantation house is significant as one of the earliest extant main houses of the Georgetown County rice plantations and for its association with Christopher Gadsden. Beneventum was one of the earliest successful rice plantations in the area, and was owned by Gadsden, who built its main house ca. 1750. Gadsden was a prominent statesmen and soldier of the American Revolution, the originator of the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, and Federalist leader in the early national period.

After his death in 1805, Beneventum was sold to John Julius Pringle, Attorney General of South Carolina from 1792 to 1808 and member of the state House of Representatives. At its peak production, Beneventum was believe to be the plantation that produced 420,000 pounds of rice with 142 slaves in 1850 under Robert Pringle, a son of John Julius. The Georgian house has a formal entrance, centrally located and sheltered by a one-story portico which extends across the center two-thirds of the façade. The rear half of the house was added ca. 1800, with further rear additions made probably early twentieth century. Listed in the National Register October 3, 1988. [Courtesy of the SC Dept. of Archives and History]

“Pringle, Col. Robert of “Beneventum” plantation, Charleston, and Paris, France. Born Mar. 28, 1793 (S.C.?); died Oct. 26, 1860. Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1813. Church: Episcopalian (?). Public Service: Lieut. Col. (Gov. Andrew Pickens’s staff). Slaves: 114 (Prince George, Winyah, Parish, Georgetown District).”

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City Directories and History: The Pee Dee River Planters Historic District includes extant buildings, structures, and rice fields associated with twelve rice plantations located along the Pee Dee River (Hasty Point, Breakwater, Belle Rive, Exchange, Rosebank, Chicora Wood, Guendalos, Enfield, Birdfield, Arundel, Springfield, Dirleton) and five rice plantations located along the

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Waccamaw River (Turkey Hill, Oatland, Willbrook, Litchfield, and Waverly). These plantations were part of a large rice culture in the county which flourished from ca.1750 to ca.1910. The rice culture produced most of the rice grown in South Carolina during that period when the colony, and later, the state, was the leader in rice production in America. This district includes four plantation houses (at Exchange, Rosebank, Chicora Wood, and Dirleton); two rice barns (at Hasty Point and Exchange); collections of plantation outbuildings (at Chicora Wood and Arundel); a rice mill and chimney (at Chicora Wood); and historic ricefields with canals, dikes, and trunks. The plantation houses are all frame houses with a central hall plan. Listed in the National Register October 3, 1988. [Courtesy of the SC Dept. of Archives and History]

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“Weymouth plantation, for years a holding of the Izard family, is believed to have been named for the port of Weymouth in southern Great Britain. Equally British in origin is the name of Arundel plantation, so called for Arundel castle on the Arun river in Sussex. The English castle still stands and, at least until a few years ago, was in good condition. Arundel on the Peedee has been owned longest by the LaBruce family, which conveyed it in 1955 to the present owner, Alexander Quattlebaum.”

Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC

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Beneventum Plantation

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