The Oaks

The Oaks (HMJNY)

Location: Goose Creek, SC 29445 Berkeley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 59.031', W 80° 2.135'

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The Oaks, an inland rice plantation, was established here by Edward Middleton (d. 1685) on a 1678 grant from the Lords Proprietors. Middleton, a planter who came to S.C. from Barbados, received 1,630 acres on Yeaman's Creek, later renamed Goose Creek. Middleton served in several colonial offices, including as a member of the Grand Council. The Oaks passed to Middleton's son Arthur (1681-1737), also on the Council, later President of the first Royal Council.

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Arthur Middleton's son Henry (1717-1784) served in the Continental Congress 1774-75 and was briefly its President. He later served in the Provincial Congress and first General Assembly of S.C. The original house here burned in 1840, long after the Middletons sold the property. The present house was built 1892 for Maine businessman Edwin Parsons, and renovated in 1930 by New York banker Charles Sabin. It has been The Oaks Plantation Golf & Country Club since 1964.
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HM NumberHMJNY
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Marker Number8-54
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe Rotary Club of Goose Creek
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 590109 N 3649909
Decimal Degrees32.98385000, -80.03558333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 59.031', W 80° 2.135'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 59' 1.86" N, 80° 2' 8.10" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 182-186 Middleton Dr, Goose Creek SC 29445, US
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