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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Rice Mill Ruin

5/13/2015

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Hofwyl-Broadfield Rice Mill Ruin (Photo by Barbara Stevenson)
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation (Photo by Barbara Stevenson)
Description

A small foundation ruin on the grounds of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation is all that is left of a tabby rice mill in Brunswick, GA.

History

Around 1806 William Brailsford began the construction of a rice plantation along the Altamaha River. Brailsford's descendants managed the rice plantation until 1913, when they converted it to a dairy. The dairy closed in 1942, but the property remained in family hands. Upon her death in 1973, Ophelia Dent--the last family member--bequeathed Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation to the State of Georgia as a historic site.

Location

GPS: N 31°18.422 and W 81°27.465 (parking lot)

Address: 5556 U.S. Highway 17 North, Brunswick, GA 31525. It is one mile east of I-95 Exit #42, Route 99.

Accessibility: Open Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm. Admission is $8. The site includes a Visitor Center, guided tours of the house, and structures related to rice plantation and dairy industries.

For more information see Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site. 

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