There is a 4,687 acre wildlife preserve called the Botany Bay Plantation and this weekend we had a chance to hike parts of it. An amazing place with history and the most beautiful views!
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| It's not Australia! It's South Carolina! |
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| A 1800's ice house. Ise was once a commodity sailing ships would bring down from the North and sell to Southern farmers which then stored the ice under saw dust in structures like this. The foundation of this building is double wall concrete with sea shells as a fill material. This was called "tabby" construction... |
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| Miles of hiking trails cross equine trails and brackish marsh lands... |
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| This was an unexpected discovery! |
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| Hidden on a poorly marked trail, we found this survey marker and these plaques that describe the historical need to measure accurately land formations, property lines, river inlets... |
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| The bi-metal corrective technology allowed for some amazingly accurate measurements! |
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| The marker below is one of only a handful left distributed along the East Coast of the US |
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| Ta-da... |
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| Egrets in flight in the park |
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| This is a place where if you just sit still for a while, you will see many species of birds, alligators, deer, bear squirrels, and an assortment of other animals that wander around this 4687 acres! |
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| Something you don't see everyday... |
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