Tag: South Carolina
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Congaree
in: Travel
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is the northern-most swamp we visited. It claims to be one of the last remaining old growth swamps in America. In the visitor’s centre is a map that shows how swamp land once extended all across the south east from the Carolinas to Louisiana. By this time we had…
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Adams Run
in: Travel
The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge has two plantations on the property. We visited the plantation just outside of Adams Run South Carolina on the Edisto River. This unit was built in 1828 and operated as a rice plantation until the decline of the industry in the late 1800’s. Subsequently the plantation was sold…
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Pinckney Island National Wildlife Reserve
in: Travel
Pinckney Island is located in South Carolina between the mainland and Hilton Head Island. The Reserve takes up most of the island. Like most reserves entry is free. A parking lot is located less than a half mile from the gates; no motorized vehicles may proceed beyond that point. Out came the bicycles. Beyond that point…
