On April 4th, the 8th graders had the unique opportunity to be docents for the Prince George Annual Plantation Tours. These tours have been happening every spring for the last seventy-five years. Proceeds go to benefit the ECW outreach fund and to preserve the historic Prince George, Winyah church property.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoerner accompanied Willow, Sydney, Jasiah, and Branton on their all-day adventure. First, they got to tour Chicora Wood Plantation, Exchange Plantation, and Prince Frederick Church out along the Pee Dee River north of Georgetown. Their admission was free because they were docents!
After a lot of walking and touring, the little group drove over to Mansfield Plantation, where they got an “inside scoop” on its history to share with all the tourists. Willow and Sydney were stationed at the Friendfield Church. “Our biggest crowd was thirteen people,” Willow said. “And they all clapped for us!” Jasiah and Branton were stationed in the former slave village of Mansfield. They talked to the tourists about a particular cabin which remained occupied long after the Civil War. “Someone lived in that cabin until 1952 with no heating or plumbing,” Branton said. “She refused to even get glass windows.”
Mr. and Mrs. Hoerner got tons of compliments about our young docents and what a great job they did. It was a long but very rewarding day of learning about Georgetown County history.
By Eleanor