Places and Regions in South Carolina

Learn about the six landform regions, counties, river systems and climate regions in South Carolina. Also, learn how people interact with the physical landscape.

Cellar Beneath Assembly Hall | Historic Brattonsville

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Cellar Beneath Assembly Hall | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 24

Below the Assembly Hall is the cellar, which acted as a central storage and work area, and was used for food preparation. A dumb waiter was used to bring items from the cellar to the dining room.

Assembly Hall Entrance | Historic Brattonsville

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Assembly Hall Entrance | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 23

Entrance to the Assembly Hall

Assembly/Dining Hall | Historic Brattonsville

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Assembly/Dining Hall | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 22

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.

Brick House & Remains of Store | Historic Brattonsville

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Brick House & Remains of Store | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 30

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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Homestead House | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 20

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...

Brattonsville Historical Marker | Historic Brattonsville

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Brattonsville Historical Marker | Historic Brattonsville

Episode 2

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...

3D VR - Historic Brattonsville Homestead House | Let's Go

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3D VR - Historic Brattonsville Homestead House | Let's Go

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...

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A Video Overview

Episode 1

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...