CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The privately owned historic plantations that dot South Carolina's low country don't switch hands often, but a tough economy and generational changes in ...

The plantations of the Deep South are one of America's greatest bitter-sweet heritage sights. Here, we've rounded up a selection that are open to the public and well worth a visit.

A circular driveway leads to the main house at Silver Hill Plantation in Georgetown, South Carolina, February 17, 2012. The house was restored in 1999 by the current owners of the property.

Rice Plantations Overflowed in South Carolina. Share full article. May 3, 1868. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 3, 1868, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

Many of the sites and landmarks pivotal to South Carolina's story are clustered together in the Historic District of Charleston. The Heyward-Washington House is notable because it was built in ...

A SOUTHERN COAST HOME.; Glimpses of the Old-Time Plantations in South Carolina. Share full article. Oct. 14, 1894. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

When you’ve been a state for 230 years, it’s almost difficult to travel any distance without finding something historical. While Columbia, Charleston and Beaufort have plenty of historic sites ...