Valuing the past,
envisioning the future.
The Plantersville
Cultural Complex
The Cultural Center provides visitors with a place to stop and learn about the area’s history, its recreational and retail opportunities and its natural environment. The Plantersville Cultural Center preserves and promotes the history of the African American contribution to the local rice culture by providing educational and recreational opportunities. It is the hope that it will expand and create economic opportunities for people of the Plantersville area.
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Ways to donateOur state’s history – both the good and the bad – is inextricably tied to our land… By protecting special places throughout our state, we help communities like Plantersville continue to share their stories and honor the past contributions of our forebearers.”
– Raleigh West, Executive Director of the South Carolina Conservation Bank
The history of Gullah culture in Georgetown, SC
Plantersville has one of the few intact cultural landscapes left in the Lowcountry. As African Americans purchased large swaths of land after Emancipation, many communities formed into self-sufficient and distinct “villages.” These villages still exist today.
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