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In 1802, on his rice plantation in nearby Rantowles,John Champneys hybridized the first rose inAmerica. "Champneys' Pink Cluster" was a crossbetween the European "Millers' White Musk" rose (Rosa Moschata) and "Parsons' Pink China" rose(Old Blush).…
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3/4 mile on Live Oak Plantation atSandy Hill Plantation, seven miles N.W., this Virginian made his home in thecountry through which he had led hisAmerican Cavalry. There in 1791 heentertained his kinsman, GeorgeWashington, President of the UnitedS…
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(Marker Front)The Stono Rebellion, the largest slaveinsurrection in British North America,began nearby on September 9, 1739.About 20 Africans raided a store nearWallace Creek, a branch of the Stono River. Taking guns and other weapons,they killed …
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