Basic Information

• Location – Eastern branch of the Cooper River, Huger, St Thomas and St Denis Parish, Berkeley County
  

  Located off SC 41 on Longwood Lane

• Origin of name – Originally called Pompion Hill Plantation for the round hill located on the property. It is believed Alfred Huger changed the plantation's name to Longwood when he purchased it in 1823
  

• Other names – Pompion Hill

• Current status – Operated as wedding and special event venue and polo estate
  

Timeline

• Pierre de St. Julien de Malacare, his wife, and children settled the land, fleeing religious persecution as French Huguenots
  

• October 24, 1687 – Charlotte de St. Julien married Rene Ravenel de la Houte Massois, son of Daniel Ravenel

• 1823 – Alfred Huger purchased the property

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 250

  236 acres are under Lowcounty Open Land Trust
  

• Primary crop –

Owners

• Alphabetical list – William Barnett; DuPre; John Hasell; Thomas Hasell; Nathaniel Heyward; Alfred Huger; Sir Nathaniel Johnson; Robert H. Lockwood, III; Peter (Pierre) St Julien de Malacare; Gabriel Manigualt; Captain Thomas Shubrick; Samuel Thomas
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

Web Resources

• Cooper River Historic District National Register nomination - 2002

• Longwood Plantation

Print Resources

• Initial references:

Contact Information

Longwood Plantation
553 Longwood Lane
Huger, SC 29450

• Telephone: 843-336-3457
  

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