![]() ![]() A petting zoo and the gardens feature a kind of cultivated nature. Other elements of the plantation emphasize the natural setting: a nature train, a marsh boat tour, and a wildlife area. This structure was transported down the Ashley River after the Civil War and added to the house during its rebuilding. The oldest section was built prior to the Revolutionary War near Summerville. It has a reconstructed and restored plantation house, based on what was built after the Civil War. Magnolia Plantation is operated as a house museum and tourist attraction. Magnolia was originally a rice plantation, with extensive earthworks of dams and dikes built in fields along the river for irrigating land for rice cultivation. The plantation dates to 1676, when Thomas and Ann Drayton (née Anna Fox) built a house and small formal garden on the site. The house and gardens are open daily an admission fee is charged, although Annette and I get free entrance through our affiliation with the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions Program. Magnolia Plantation is located near Charleston and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ![]() ![]() Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens. Recently we took advantage of a long weekend to do just that. Annette and I stop by Magnolia Plantation and Gardens whenever we visit Charleston, South Carolina, which is one of our favorite vacation spots. ![]()
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