I knew we had to go see a plantation while we were there. I researched and purposely chose one that honors the history of the enslaved people and didn't just gloss over it. This plantation did a great job of being honest with the past.
The Notebook was filmed quite a bit here- the oak tree groves were stunning.
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We took a little trolley ride around the grounds.
We got to tour the house. It wasn't built until 1936, but it was still fun to see. The tour guide said most of the big antebellum mansions were burned down during the Civil War, but there was never one on this plantation anyway.
They had a small butterfly garden.
We toured the slave quarters. It was quite depressing. The bricks were made by slave children on site. You can even see some of the small fingerprints in some of the bricks. It's simply horrifying.
Audra could stand inside this tree- do you see her legs? She said there were lots of spider webs.
This is the grave of the Boone who had the enslaved people plant the oak trees that eventually turned into the beautiful drive.
It was a very hot, humid, sobering day.
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