Adams Pond
Address: 5301 Bluff Road, Hopkins, SC 29061
Adams Pond dates back to the 1700s. During the march through Columbia, Sherman’s troops traveled down the original Bluff Road, which is now part of the driveway of the Millstone at Adams Pond. The house that was on the property during that time was burned by Sherman’s troops. The house that now stands on the property was built in 1925 and serves as an event venue.
Congaree National Park (NRHP)
Address: 100 National Park Road, Hopkins, SC 29061
This 26,500 acre park preserves the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in North America, and is one of the tallest deciduous forests in the world. Preserved by the National Park Service since 1976, the park currently provides a place for hiking, canoeing/kayaking, fishing, birding, nature study, relaxation…and more.
Eastover Farmers and Merchant Bank: (NRHP)
Address: 629 Main Street, Eastover, SC 29044
Richard Singleton and Julian A. Byrd established this bank in 1910. It was designed by Wilson and Sompayrac of Columbia and constructed by Weston and Brooker in 1910. By 1937, the
building was converted into a post office and library for white patrons only.
A historical restoration project is currently underway to restore this building and preserve its historic and cultural contributions to the Eastover community
Goodwill Plantation: (NRHP)
Address: 1291 Goodwill Road, Eastover, SC 29044
This property was developed around 1795, with the main house being constructed sometime in the late 1800s. The canal irrigation system with a mill pond was on the first in the state. The mill building, blacksmith shop, lodge, houses for tenants, carriage house, overseer’s house and two slave cabins remain. This former plantation has a Juneteenth historical story resembling the Texas example that led to the creation of the national holiday
Harriet Barber House: (NRHP)
Address: 116 Barberville Loop, Hopkins, SC 29061
The original two-room house replaced a log cabin built by Samuel and Harriet Barber in 1872 when they purchased 42.5 acres from the state’s Land Grant Program for freed slaves. This house appears to be the only freedman’s dwelling still remaining from the program and the property is currently owned by the Barber family.
J.A. Byrd Mercantile Store:
Address: 625 Main Street, Eastover, SC 29044
Julian A. Byrd was a leading merchant in Eastover and founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. His brick commercial building was constructed in 1910 with blond brick, marble, and cast stone as a general merchandise store. A historical restoration project is currently underway to restore this building and preserve its historic and cultural contributions to the Eastover community
Kensington Mansion
Address: McCords Ferry Road, Eastover, SC 29044
Kensington Mansion, an Italianate house built in 1854 for Matthew Richard Singleton, was later owned by the Hamer and Lanham families. Jacob Stroyer, who was enslaved on the plantation, documented antebellum life here in his memoir, first published in 1879. The owner of Kensington Mansion is International Paper.
Laurelwood: (NRHP)
Address: 200 Campbell Road, Eastover, SC 29044
James H. Seay built this plantation in 1830, and it included 2,500 acres planted with corn, cotton, and rice. Seay’s daughter, Cecelia, inherited the property and lived there until it was sold in 1908. It was purchased as a summer home by Jasper Hampton Campbell. After the Campbell’s Leesburg plantation burned, Laurelwood became their permanent home.
Magnolia Plantation (Wavering Place): (NRHP)
Address: 427 Adams-Hayne Road, Eastover, SC 29044
This Greek Revival mansion, now named Wavering Place, was built in 1855 for Mrs. Fannie Tucker Hopkins, widow of David Thomas Hopkins. This plantation house was constructed with
a portico of the Greek Doric order. While maintaining history and natural beauty, Wavering Place has added a “Green Tree House” which is a multi-purpose open air pavilion.
Old Richland Presbyterian Church (NRHP)
Address: 631 Fork Church Road, Gadsden, SC 29052
This church is believed to be the first organized Presbyterian church in Lower Richland County. A mission Sunday School was established at this location in 1873, and the church building was later constructed in 1883. In use until 1922, the building remained unoccupied when the congregation decided to move to Eastover.
Whitehall Plantation
Address: 1640 Old Isaac Road, Eastover, SC 29044
The Whitehall Plantation was built c. 1750. Early records indicate this was the William Scott Family home plantation located between the villages of Congaree and Gadsden. After 1860, it was occupied by Julius Huguenin who married Mary Hopkins Adams. The couple moved from Huguenin’s family estate in the low country to Columbia following the outbreak of the Civil War and eventually to the Whitehall Plantation.
