Spanish moss is my new favourite plant!! It hangs from the trees, blows in the wind, and makes everything look so romantic!We are currently caught in the tail end of tropical storm Ida, which means yet more rain. Even so, we spent a wonderful day wandering around Boone Plantation. It has been a working plantation since the early 1700's, and at one point was even owned by a Canadian, who built the current house.
The Avenue of Oaks that leads into it is very famous, and has been part of many films. The rain fogs up the camera a bit, but you can still get an idea of how beautiful it is.
At one time, this plantation had over 600 slaves working on it. These 9 buildings here are the slave houses that are still standing. Each one is a mini museum with artifacts, stories, and digital presentations about the history of slavery in the U.S. It was very enlightening. They even have copies of the manifesto of slave ships coming from Africa, as well as purchase orders for coffee, flour, and individual slaves. It all makes it very easy to imagine what life was like for these men, women and children.
At one time, this plantation had over 600 slaves working on it. These 9 buildings here are the slave houses that are still standing. Each one is a mini museum with artifacts, stories, and digital presentations about the history of slavery in the U.S. It was very enlightening. They even have copies of the manifesto of slave ships coming from Africa, as well as purchase orders for coffee, flour, and individual slaves. It all makes it very easy to imagine what life was like for these men, women and children.
It was very interesting to learn about how the life here changes with the end of slavery, the destruction of the cotton industry, fires, hurricane, etc, and remained a viable, working plantation. True testament to the resiliency of the South.
Hmmmmm....I would not think of moss as romantic!! The plantation looks amazing!
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