04/29/2026
We are heading to Hopeswee Plantation next Saturday, May 9! Go to our Travel Club page on our website to check it out and try to travel with us! https://www.capitol-tours.com/travelclub
Built between 1735 and 1740, Hopsewee House is oriented to face the river and not the road (the road in this instance is The King’s Highway), as we tend to build houses today.
The reason for this practice wasn’t for the view, as you might imagine. The true purpose was to have your welcoming front door facing the river from which your family and guests would arrive. Mostly everyone and everything traveled on the water in the early days.
At that time in South Carolina Lowcountry history, bridges and ferries were mostly just “a good idea”, especially this far away from Charleston. Here on the Santee Delta, we were truly thought to be pioneers in the far-reaching frontier!
Come visit us at Hopsewee Plantation.
We have so much History to Share🇺🇸