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The Drayton Hall, the last of eighteeen similar Georgian homes which were burned after the War of the States by Union. Near Sumerville, South Carolina. This house was saved because it housed patriots ill with smallpox and the troops dared not enter the grounds for fear of their own health. It was built in about 1740 and represents Georgian architecture

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The Drayton Hall, the last of eighteeen similar Georgian homes which were burned after the War of the States by Union. Near Sumerville, South Carolina. This house was saved because it housed patriots ill with smallpox and the troops dared not enter the grounds for fear of their own health. It was built in about 1740 and represents Georgian architecture

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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Date

01/01/1936
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Contributors

Mydans, Carl, photographer
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Location

Charleston, South Carolina, United States32.77647, -79.93105
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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