Comments on: Botany Bay

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:13:18 +0000

I am not local nor am I particularly well read of the SC heritage but I have visited BB many times. I have traveled many fascinating parts of the world and BB is an amazing magical well-preserved place. If you can go don’t deprive yourself of the opportunity. You can hike south, towards Edisto or north, toward Seabrook. Either way is an adventure. It’s like going back to prehistoric times. I guess, I wasn’t there then!

By: tom tindall

tom tindall — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:51:28 +0000

I appreciate the comment from Frances Dantzler, and share her enthusiasm for Botany. I came to work for John E.(Jason)Meyer in the spring of 1973 and served him and his widow, Margaret Morgan Meyer as caretaker until 1980. The base article is incorrect in that Jason purchased Botany from Newton Bros Lumber in 1968 and not 1973.
I am currently working on a book that covers the history of Bleak Hall, Sea Cloud and Westcoat Plantations that were combined by Dr.James C.Greenway to form Botany Bay Plantation in the 1930s. Anyone with information that they would like to included are invite to do so.

By: Frances Platt Dantzler

Frances Platt Dantzler — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:29:09 +0000

I have wonderful memories of the time my family was fortunate to live on Botany Bay. At the time it was mostly referred to as Greenway Plantation. Newton Lumber Company of nearby Adams Run purchased the plantation in the 1950′s from Dr. Greenway, who was a retired botanist. My father, Baynard Seabrook Platt, and John Towles farmed the land for a large trucking firm. They didn’t plant cotton, but they did plant lots of tomatoes, cucumbers and every kind of squash you could think of. So sad to see the ocean taking the beach!

By: Steve McGahee

Steve McGahee — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:42:19 +0000

Botany Bay Plantation is a great place to visit. Thanks for the picture!

By: Christine Moore

Christine Moore — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:09:23 +0000

Amazing beauty. Thanks for sharing the picture.

By: Brandon Coffey

Brandon Coffey — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:11:43 +0000

Botany Bay is so beautiful — definitely glad to see it being preserved so well!

By: Mom Gowder

Mom Gowder — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:40:57 +0000

That is great to have one of your photos featured!
Love Mom