Drayton Hall Oldest Preserved Plantation

[ike]

Amazing house. I hate slavery, but We've got to preserve history like this. We learn from it.

[GreeneyedKittyNKimJongMeow]

The house facing the river was at one time considered the main entrance, because most people would travel by boat from Charleston. Some of the Draytons are buried in Flat Rock, NC where they used to spend their summers.

[cjsadman]

Kids today need to visit these places to learn accurate history ....

[BigJack]

I like your video. Also, I like your point that only a few lived like that, most were poor. Same thing today, some are flilthy rich while most work hard for what they have.

[hw]

Those are called 'Whistle Walks' that joined the outdoor kitchen buildings with the main house.

[carolreynolds]

Tony, I visited Dreyton Hall in the early 90's, fell in love with this place, loved the fact that it was basically unrestored. Original buttermilk paint, children's height measurement lines in the pantry, newel staircase posts union soldiers used for building a fire, the doctor there feigned a breakout of some disease, so they didn't really take over the house. You added more info I didn't get at the time, so thankyou so much. It was a pleasure to revisit this wonderful house again!!

[commonsense]

Those flankers were for guests...people came from all over the county to parties at the house and needed a place to stay the night before heading back home the next day...no doubt! Remember Gone With The Wind and the party at 12 Oaks!

[angelartistic]

Wow Thank you for preserving this history. These stories need to be told.

[gayeyount]

You are so right about the way most folks lived back then. My great grandfather 1st home a log cabin with a dirt floor was standing beside his larger house until I was a teenager. Someone burned it but it only had a dirt floor

[Brandr]

It's gone now, but I remember my uncle taking me to an old abandoned plantation house just outside of Sumter....I remember shackles in the basement.... The place is a subdivision now....Emerald Lakes subdivision.

[myrafinch]

Thank you Tony! You're always respectful of history. We appreciate you and what you do to bring these places to those of us that can't get out to see them.

[lizzapaolia]

Our great great aunt had a large plantation house.
She was a widow and worked for a large corporation as well as managed the cotton fields. God bless our aunt 🙏🙏

[janedickson-gwpb]

I visited Drayton Hall & it’s amazing . But you have shared things that I did not know! Thanks for the tour!

[MrBrownnn]

Amazing how the same family has own that house..

[GreeneyedKittyNKimJongMeow]

TY so much for showcasing my ancestral home !

[ladymatic]

Thank you for showing this! The back of the house has paving like the Queens house in Greenwich, England, and the lawn looks a lot like that lawn too! History is so important and you were very respectful while educating us

[lizzapaolia]

Great craftsmanship and architecture by our European brothers and sisters 🙏🙏. Beautiful 🙏

[katies]

Great video tour! We are heading to Charleston this summer and didn't know about this place until I stumbled across your video! We are definitely heading there now - thank you!

[stephenphillips]

What a beautifully regal home. Very nice, thanks Tony for showing the great history this country has.

[busybeedereon]

Fascinating history! I'm originally from GA, and I never knew that the largest plantation was located in Charleston, and I visited the city before. ❤