{mosgoogle left}Phase II of the Trail meanders through archaeological sites of what is believed to be the remnants of the vineyard and along the “street” where enslaved Africans lived during the 1800s. The interpretive panels describe the lives, work and deaths of these people with the stories told in their own words taken from interviews from Library of Congress records. The “Slave Narratives” are interviews conducted in Georgetown County and throughout the south with individuals born as slaves who were still alive to tell their stories in the early 1930’s.
The Oaks Plantation was owned by the Allston/Alston family from the 1730s through the early 1900s and was home to South Carolina Governor Joseph Alston and his wife Theodosia Burr Alston, the daughter of Aaron Burr, a former Vice-President of the United States. Her marriage in 1801 was followed by a series of tragedies that ended with Theodosia’s disappearance at sea in January of 1813.
Phase I of the Trail opened in October 2007 and more than 2,700 visitors have taken a walk through history and learned about nature along the way. Due to its remote location, access to the Trail is only available via Brookgreen Gardens’ mini-bus and tickets are $3 per person.
Brookgreen Gardens, a National Historic Landmark and non-profit organization, is located on U.S. 17 between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and is open to the public daily. Admission is good for seven days – $ 12 for adults; $10 for seniors 65 and over; $5 for children ages 6-12 and children 5 and under are free. For more information, consult our web site at www.brookgreen.org or call 843-235-6000.
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