An archaeological survey of phase I of the Walling Grove Plantation development, Ladys Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Abstract

This study represents a preliminary historical and intensive archaeological survey of the 37 .5 acre Phase I portion of the Walling Grove Plantation development, situated on the north end of Ladys Island at the confluence of Broomfield Creek and the Coosaw River. The primary purpose of this investigation was to identify and assess the archaeological remains present in the proposed development, although secondary goals were to examine the relationship between aboriginal and historic settlement patterns and soil types and to explore the economic activity associated with what appeared to be a small, but successful, antebellum plantation, known as St . Queuntens.