Basic Information

• Location – North Edisto River, Edisto Island, St. John's Colleton Parish, Charleston County

  Located off SC 174 on Point of Pines Road
  

• Origin of name – Many large pines grew on the property's furthermost point.
  

• Other names – Mitchell Place

• Current status – Privately owned
  

Timeline

• 1674 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1686 – Spanish marauders sacked the area and destroyed the plantation.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 1000

• Primary crop – Sea island cotton
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Bailey; John Cummins; Grimball; Burnett Maybank and Marion Maybank II
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

• The plantation has three of the few remaining slave cabins on Edisto Island.
  

• Today, the remains of the foundation (made of tabby, which is a cement made of lime, sand or gravel, and crushed oyster shells) can still be seen near the river.
  

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination Form - submitted in 1986 - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: See #1

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