| SC - Hilton Head - Stoney-Baynard Ruins on Sea Pines Plantation scott185 (the original) posted a photo:
The area of Hilton Head's Sea Pines Plantation was named Braddock’s Point Plantation in the 1700s. An Irish privateer, "Captain Jack" (John) Stoney arrived in South Carolina in 1774 with his wife and his own merchant ship. He fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution and acquired a fortune for his efforts. He bought the 1,000 acre Braddock’s Point Plantation in 1776.
The Stoney-Baynard Ruins are the foundation of the plantation house built by John Stoney. This was my fifth trip to Hilton Head since 2003, but I had not been to this site. I signed up for a tour that was cancelled because they did have enough people register for the tour. I did a self-tour and spent about 30 minutes at the site. I later found a number of Internet references with varying stories about the history of the house. Some of the references appeared to have contradictory information.
The date that construction began on the plantation home is in dispute, but most accounts placed it between 1790 and 1796. The ruins of the plantation house are the primary attraction on the site, but other smaller ruins from the plantation are also preserved in the area.
The above ruins are the side (foreground) and back of the plantation house. | SC - Hilton Head scott185 (the original) posted a photo:
A dog at sunrise | Yellow Jacket scott185 (the original) posted a photo:
A working boat at the docks by Hudson's Seafood Restaurant on Hilton Head Island. |
