Hampton Plantation is a quiet and serene state historic site, but in the 18th and 19th centuries it was a working rice plantation bustling with activity. Interpretive programming at this site focuses on the Lowcountry rice culture and plantation system that shaped the lives of Hampton?s residents.

Park interpreters conduct regular tours of the plantation?s Georgian-styled mansion (ca. 1750), an architectural monument to the skills of enslaved African laborers and the social prominence of the Horry, Pinckney, and Rutledge families.

Outside the mansion, a historic kitchen building, enormous live oaks, camellia gardens and archeological sites all record the story of the rise and decline of the Lowcountry rice culture.

Visitors to Hampton can explore the mansion, wander the grounds or simply stand on the banks of Wambaw Creek and view the remains of centuries-old rice fields, which once stretched almost as far as the eye could reach.

Hampton is also an ideal place to discover the surrounding Santee Delta?s natural beauty, inspiration of South Carolina?s Poet Laureate, Archibald Rutledge.

Though no Revolutionary War battles were fought at Hampton, a large number of women and children sought refuge at relatively isolated Hampton. These included members of important South Carolina families such as the Pinckneys, Rutledges, Draytons, Middletons, Hugers and Izards. For this reason Hampton is a good example of life on the Patriot ?homefront.?

Hampton Plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places as well as a National Historic Landmark.

South Carolina offers a variety of Park Passports. You can read more about the South Carolina Park Passports and order online by visiting the SOUTH CAROLINA PARK PASSPORTS web page.