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After years of careful research and restoration, McLeod Plantation Historic Site invites you to explore the lives of people who, though nearly erased from history, shaped Charleston’s complex past and the nation’s future. Tour the homes and compare the McLeod family home with those built for enslaved families.
McLeod Plantation is a former slave plantation located on James Island, South Carolina, near the intersection of Folly and Maybank roads at Wappoo Creek, which flows into the Ashley River.
After years of careful research and restoration, McLeod Plantation Historic Site invites visitors to embark upon an in-depth exploration of the lives of those people whose stories are essential to understanding Charleston's complex past and helped shape who we, as a nation, are today.
The McLeod plantation house, built in 1858, is a raised two-story clapboard structure. The plantation grounds include slave cabins, a detached kitchen, a gin house, a barn, a carriage house, and gardens.
A former sea island cotton plantation, McLeod Plantation was built and sustained by generations of enslaved people whose descendants continued to live and work on the land through the 20 th century.
The McLeod Plantation. The 37 acres of the McLeod Plantation Historic Site contain the essential historical elements of a Lowcountry plantation that grew the highly prized sea island cotton. Since the 1740s, the land has been in agricultural use.
1860 - McLeod Plantation has 74 slaves and 23 slave cabins; 5th largest plantation on James Island in acreage, 4th in value, 3rd in value of livestock, 2nd in value of produce, and 1st in cotton production. 1862 - Family relocates to Greenwood, SC.
James Island’s McLeod Plantation, a former sea island cotton plantation established in 1851, was recently designated as a ”Site of Conscience“ for its efforts to interpret history and stimulate dialogue on social issues.
Established in 1851. An award-winning Gullah/Geechee heritage site, carefully preserved in recognition of generations of enslaved people. Guided tours included with admission. Hours. Tues-Sun : 9-4, Closed Mondays, Except for major holidays.
McLeod Plantation tells the story of the African slave experience, their struggles for freedom and how they preserved their cultural identity.
