National Register of Historic Places

Woodmanston Site

Riceboro, Liberty County, Georgia
Listed
June 17, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
73000626

About this property

The Woodmanston Site, located southwest of Riceboro, Georgia off Barrington Road, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The site is gated, but visitors may enter the site by appointment. Woodmanston was the plantation house of the Le Conte Plantation or Woodmanston Plantation, a rice plantation started by John Eaton LeConte, Sr. The plantation was developed in Bull Town Swamp, a "typical backwater and cypress swamp" which is a tributary to the South Newport River which in turn opens into Sapelo Sound. The site of the house was on a knoll above the tidal area and was, in 1972, still identifiable by the presence of a "few remaining hardwoods, flowering bushes and two palms." A botanical garden on the property, developed by his son Louis, became internationally known.

Location

Riceboro, Liberty County, Georgia
31.69960, -81.47206

Categories

MILITARYENGINEERINGEDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORYAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Woodmanston Site listed on the National Register?

Woodmanston Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Woodmanston Site?

Woodmanston Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Woodmanston Site?

The period of significance for Woodmanston Site is recorded as the listed era.

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