Laurel Hill Plantation (other)
Laurel Hill Plantation may refer to: * Laurel Hill Plantation (South Carolina), a plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina * Laurel Hill Plantation (Adams County, Mississippi) * Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi) See also * Laurel Hill (other) Laurel Hill may refer to: Places * Laurel Hill, New South Wales, Australia, a town in the Riverina region * Laurel Hill Coláiste, a school in Limerick, Ireland United States *Laurel Hill, Florida, a city in Okaloosa County *Laurel Hill, Scotland ...

Laurel Hill Plantation (South Carolina)
The Laurel Hill Plantation, also known as Laurel Hill Farm was a historic Southern plantation located on Lady's Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The area is now called Coosaw Point, a upscale community with clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, and dock. The area is known for its woodlands, parks, wetlands, and the Coosaw River. History The history of the Laurel Hill Plantation in South Carolina goes back to the early 1800s when the island was used as farmland with enslaved African Americans living and working on the property. Fugitive slaves from the plantation were advertised in ''The Charleston Daily Curior'' with a $10 reward for their capture. In 1830 there were 23,199 people counted in the Beaufort district, 84.9% were black; while in 1850 the population had risent to 38,805, with 84.7 being black (93.2 were slaves). In terms of agriculture, in 1860, Lady's Island produced less cash value than Saint Helena Island. The plantations on Lady's Island had insufficient cap ...
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Laurel Hill Plantation (Adams County, Mississippi)
The Laurel Hill Plantation in Adams County, Mississippi, about south of Natchez, Mississippi, is a historic Southern plantation. It was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, With . and was listed in 1982. The main house of the plantation no longer exists. The listing includes a historic brick church named St. Mary's Chapel () and a building from 1835 to 1840 which was a parsonage A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically own ... for the church, or was an outbuilding to the parsonage, and other outbuildings. It has been listed on the National Register since October 26, 1982. References Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Churches in Adams County, Mississippi Plantations in Mississippi National Register of His ...
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Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)
The Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi near Rodney, Mississippi was a historic plantation. It is located about two miles southeast of Rodney, in a bend of the Mississippi River named "Petit Gulf". It is significant for the architecture of its main plantation house and for the development of Petit Gulf cotton, a cotton hybrid, on its property. The plantation house was built around 1815 for Dr Rush Nutt, a scientist and agriculturalist. Later, it was inherited by his son, Haller Nutt (1816-1864). Rush Nutt developed the cotton hybrid, and was also the first to use steam engine power in operating cotton gins. It was studied by the Historic American Buildings Survey. The property is ''not'' listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical signific ...
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