Basic Information

• Location – Ridgeway, Fairfield County

  Located on SC 34, about one mile west of Ridgeway
  

• Origin of name –

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• 1800s – Earliest known date of existence

• 1838– House built by John Peyne Thomas

• ? – After the Civil War, two of Dr. Thomas' daughters conducted the Mount Hope School in the plantation house. It was open for twenty years.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – David Brown; Charles Edward Thomas; Dr. John Peyre Thomas; William Thomas
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination form - submitted in 1983 - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4