Woodlands

3 mi. S of Bamberg on SC 78, Bamberg, South Carolina. County/parish: Bamberg.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 11, 1971. NRIS 71000742.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • William Gilmore Simms Estate

From Wikipedia:

Woodlands (Bamberg, South Carolina)

Woodlands, or the William Gilmore Simms Estate, is a historic plantation estate in Bamberg County, South Carolina. The property is nationally notable as the home for many years of author William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), considered one of the leading literary voices of the antebellum Southern United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The main house, built in part by Simms, contains mementos from his period.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118996810

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