Basic Information

• Location – East bank of Ashley River, Dorchester County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – White Hall

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1683 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 526

• Primary crop – ?

• Tranquil Hill also had a grand garden described as a, "beautiful southern courtyard, with its graveled walks, enclosed with living box, and containing flowers of every hue and tropical fragrance . . . beds of flowers, embowered walks, cool retreats and alcove seats" (Trinkley and Hacker, p. 26).
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – James L. Gantt, Malachi Glaze (1733), Colonel Charlesworth Glover (1683-1696), Dr. Hay (1773), Howe, Daniel Huger, Richard Waring (1773)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• A Context For the Study of Lowcountry Gardens - PDF - Michael Trinkley and Debi Hacker, 2007, for the Chicora Foundation.
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1

More about Dorchester County

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