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McLeod Plantation Historic Site, Charleston

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McLeod was established in 1851 as a sea island cotton plantation. Today McLeod is a 37-acre park open to the public and is recognized as a significant historic site most notably for exploring Gullah Geechee culture.

Visitors are offered guided tours of the grounds including six original slave quarters and the McLeod family home.
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McLeod Plantation Historic Site reviews

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  • Unique among the plantations, McLeod is smaller, close to downtown and NOT an homage to a romanticized South. It is truly lovely yet gives a more balanced view of life in South Carolina. The guides....  more
    Unique among the plantations, McLeod is smaller, close to downtown and NOT an homage to a romanticized South. It is truly lovely yet gives a more balanced view of life in South Carolina. The guides....  more »
  • Very costy for the time and space offered-less than an hr visit - the house is quite small and is very fast visited ( just one floor is visited) -they do not offer activities and walking trails... 
    Very costy for the time and space offered-less than an hr visit - the house is quite small and is very fast visited ( just one floor is visited) -they do not offer activities and walking trails...  more »
  • The tour is free with admission and gives you a really interesting history of how the land was owned at different times based on the politics of the times. A view in to the sadness of the plight of.....  more
    The tour is free with admission and gives you a really interesting history of how the land was owned at different times based on the politics of the times. A view in to the sadness of the plight of.....  more »
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  • Mom has always wanted to see a plantation. So during one of our many visits to MUSC we decided to stop. The ladies up front were wonderful. Kat our tour guide was so knowledgeable and passionate about the McLeod history. She was also very patient with us. I am very thankful for the extra time Kat took to make sure we were able to go inside the big house. Best wishes on your thesis.
  • Absolutely loved this tour! Noah was fantastic. He did a wonderful job painting the picture of what life was truly like on the plantation, it was not all hoop skirts and mint juleps. Noah gave a lot of information about the property and those that lived and worked there. The plantation and the grounds are beautiful.
  • This is a modest plantation compared to Boone Plantation and not as much to see. The first floor is open to visitors but there are no furnishings to help you transport you back to that era like Boone plantation had. The grounds are also not as extensive. They had tour guides to walk you through its history but for the $20 entrance fee, I’m not sure it was quite worth it. If you’re trying to decide which plantation to visit, I’d pick Boone over this one.
  • Tour Guide Kat was great!!! She did an amazing job, was friendly and well informed. Nice plantation house with a rich history. The massive oak trees and Spanish moss were beautiful.. Ticket was pricey but worth it if you're there in time for a tour
  • This place changed something in me. It was an absolutely amazing and heart wrenching experience. Toby was an absolutely amazing tour guide. We had such an immersive experience because of Toby’s amazing way of transposing you in the time and place with their stories. I highly recommend seeing this plantation if you want to learn some important history.

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