McClellanville, SC - Wedge Plantation
Wedge Plantation, located on the South Santee River, on the Charleston and Georgetown County line, is named for the property lines forming a wedge shape. Historically a rice plantation, the house was built in 1826 for William Lucas and his wife, Charlotte. William Lucas was the son of the famous Jonathan Lucas, the inventor of the rice-pounding mill, first utilized at Peachtree Plantation nearby.
The house was constructed in the Federal style over a raised basement and utilizes a standard Lowcountry plantation floor plan. Four rooms downstairs are separated by a central hallway with the plan repeated upstairs. Over time, room configurations were changed slightly and an addition was added on either side to the land side of the home.
The plantation stopped being a working farm around 1914 and served as a private residence to various owners until the 1960s when it was purchased by the University of South Carolina as a research facility. Today, it is still owned by the state though no classes take place there. The land has been leased to hunting clubs in the past but to my knowledge, is not currently. The area is private property and only accessible at certain times with permission or by the Prince George Winyah Plantation Tours.
The film is featured in the film The New Daughter starring Kevin Costner. It also has some of the worst mosquitoes you’ll ever encounter in your lifetime.
McClellanville, SC - Wedge Plantation
Wedge Plantation, located on the South Santee River, on the Charleston and Georgetown County line, is named for the property lines forming a wedge shape. Historically a rice plantation, the house was built in 1826 for William Lucas and his wife, Charlotte. William Lucas was the son of the famous Jonathan Lucas, the inventor of the rice-pounding mill, first utilized at Peachtree Plantation nearby.
The house was constructed in the Federal style over a raised basement and utilizes a standard Lowcountry plantation floor plan. Four rooms downstairs are separated by a central hallway with the plan repeated upstairs. Over time, room configurations were changed slightly and an addition was added on either side to the land side of the home.
The plantation stopped being a working farm around 1914 and served as a private residence to various owners until the 1960s when it was purchased by the University of South Carolina as a research facility. Today, it is still owned by the state though no classes take place there. The land has been leased to hunting clubs in the past but to my knowledge, is not currently. The area is private property and only accessible at certain times with permission or by the Prince George Winyah Plantation Tours.
The film is featured in the film The New Daughter starring Kevin Costner. It also has some of the worst mosquitoes you’ll ever encounter in your lifetime.