May 20th Visit to Frampton Plantation and Old Sheldon Church

May 19^th we headed for South Carolina. The trip was uneventful except for pouring down rain near Savannah. Every time we have been in South Carolina it has rained and this trip is no exception. We are staying at the The Oaks at South Point in Yemassee. Point South was recognized as a strategic place of occupying and defending Lee’s position as Union forces tried, during the course of the Civil War, to capture the Savannah/Charleston rail line which is close by. The word “Yemassee” comes from the Muscogean tribe and is believed to mean “gentle”.  The Yemassee Indian War of 1715 was not too gentle, me thinks. Monday we went in search of historical markers, an old church and anything that might have to do with the Civil War. 

The Frampton House was originally built in the 1700’s but General Sherman’s Union forces burned it in 1865, along with all the farm buildings. The current house was rebuilt in 1868 and is a museum and gift shop. Behind the house are earthworks constructed by General Lee’s troops to make the high ground more defensible. This area is called “Low Country” and they have their own way of cooking!

Follow along the trail of our discoveries with us through our Web Album

https://picasaweb.google.com/118013797467047077954/YemasseeMarkersOldSheldonChurch?authkey=Gv1sRgCLSzvYz-yvGntAE

Low Country Cooking

http://www.coastalliving.com/food/dinner-in-a-breeze/taste-lowcountry-00400000001730/