Basic Information

• Location – Russell Creek, Little Edisto Island, St. John's Colleton Parish, Charleston County

  Located off SC 174, about 5 miles from Adams Run
  

• Origin of name –

• Other names – Ashwood, Edisto, once a part of Little Edisto Plantation
  

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1847 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1857 – House built by Edward Whaley

Land

• Number of acres – 141

• Primary crop – Cotton

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Edward Whaley; E. Mikell Whaley; Hugh B. Whaley; James Swinton Whaley; John D. Whittemore
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination Form - submitted in 1973 - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1

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