Wagon Used for Hauling Cotton | Historic Brattonsville
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Cotton Gin | Historic Brattonsville
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A cotton gin was used to clean the cotton, removing the seeds and stems Did you know that the word "gin," as in cotton gin, was an abbreviation for the word "engine"?
Cart for Loading Corn | Historic Brattonsville
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Cart used for loading corn. In addition to corn, Dr. John Bratton also grew wheat and oats, and much of his wealth came from growing cotton.
Shed & Wagon Used for Loading Corn | Historic Brattonsville
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Shed and wagon used for loading corn
Original Slave Cabin & Smoke House at Brick House | Historic Brattonsville
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To the far right, is the Original Slave Cabin. To the left of the Slave Cabin, is the Smoke House, where meat was smoked. It is part of the Brick House.
Brick Fireplace in Reconstructed Slave Cabin | Historic Brattonsville
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Fireplace inside Reconstructed Slave Cabin
Spinning Wheel | Historic Brattonsville
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Spinning wheel used in the 18th century by the Bratton women, and in the 19th century by slaves, as women became more socially active.
Loom in Reconstructed Slave Cabin | Historic Brattonsville
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Loom inside one of the Reconstructed Slave Cabins, also referred to as the "Weave House." Be sure to view Living History: Made By Hand to gain a better understanding of what life was like during this...
Assembly/Dining Hall | Historic Brattonsville
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The exterior of the Assembly/Dining Hall. It was used for formal dinners, parties, recitals, and dances. This addition to the house stood as a sign of their wealth and status in the community.
Double Pen Corn Crib | Historic Brattonsville
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The structure to the right of the tree is the Double Pen Corn Crib.
Reconstructed Slave Cabin | Historic Brattonsville
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To the right of the Dairy is the Reconstructed Slave Cabin, built on the foundation of one of the original slave cabins.
Dairy and Original Slave Cabin | Historic Brattonsville
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To the left of Homestead House is the building believed to have been used as a Dairy. To the left of the Dairy is an Original Slave Cabin from the 1840s.
Brick House & Remains of Store | Historic Brattonsville
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To the right of the historical marker is the Brick House, the last of the original Bratton Plantation buildings, constructed between 1843 and 1845. To the right of that are the remnants of the Bratton...
Homestead House | Historic Brattonsville
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The Homestead House was built between 1823 and 1826. This is where Dr. John Bratton and his family resided. He was a physician, as well as a farmer, and his success in agriculture, growing grains and...
Eagle Cotton Gin | Historic Brattonsville
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19th Century Cotton Gin, made in Birgmingham Alabama.
Brattonsville Historical Marker | Historic Brattonsville
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This historical marker was erected at Brattonsville by the York County Historical Commission in 1960. * Please note that more is known today about the history of the Bratton family than was known in...
The Strawberry School and African-American Education in the Early and Mid-twentieth Century
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The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about African-American education during the early and mid-twentieth century as reflected in the Strawberry School on Hobcaw Barony. Students will also...
Belle Baruch and the Women’s Suffrage Movement
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Objectives Discover the history behind women’s suffrage Develop vocabulary related to civics and citizenship Make personal connections to suffrage history
Critically Analyze and Understand Primary/ Secondary Resources using FDR’s 1933 Inauguration
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Using the first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as context, learn to critically analyze primary and secondary sources. Objectives Distinguish between primary and secondary sources Be able to...
3D VR - Historic Brattonsville Homestead House | Let's Go
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Homestead House was built in 1823-1826 by Dr. John Simpson Bratton, son of William and Martha Bratton. In the early 19th century, William Bratton’s son, Dr. John Bratton, inherited the estate. He was...
Shannon Johnson, Olympics Basketball Player
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Shannon Johnson's titles include University of South Carolina All-American,WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and Head Coach of the Coker College women’s basketball team. Produced by Sarah Stone...
A Video Overview
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Settled in the mid-18 th century by the Bratton family—Scots-Irish Presbyterians, originally of Scottish ancestry, who had moved to northern Ireland in the 17 th century, and came to North America in...
Vincent Kolb-Lugo
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Meet Vincent Kolb-Lugo. He's a radio producer at South Carolina Public Radio. Go behind the scenes as he describes what he does at the station and why it's important for South Carolina. South Carolina...
Cocky's Reading Express Promoting Early Literacy Across SC | Palmetto Scene
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The Cocky’s Reading Express is a literacy program in which students from the University of South Carolina read to the children. The USC mascot, Cocky, helps the children understand the importance of...
Minnie Kennedy and the Civil Rights Movement
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This lesson can be a component of a year-long project based lesson on civil rights or one part of a single, shorter PBL focusing only the civil rights era after World War II. This particular extension...
The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts
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Places are cultural artifacts that reflect a particular times or culture. They are central to our understanding of individual cultures and their histories. In this lesson students will examine how...
Between the Waters – Analyzing Historical Photographs Activity
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Students will examine and analyze the historical photographs found on the sites, Between the Waters, Georgetown County Digital Library, and the Belle W. Baruch Collection .
