Otranto Plantation
Originally known as "Yeshoe," this plantation was granted in 1679 to Arthur Middleton, great-granduncle of the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Called "Otranto" after 1771, when it was bought by Dr. Alexander Garden, noted physician and botanist, for whom the "Gardenia" was named. In recent times, the estate was used as a hunt club.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Garden Club of Otranto
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