by Courtney
22. February 2010 13:17
For the past two weeks, our archaeologists have been revisiting one of Palmetto Bluff’s most intriguing historical sites. Located behind the Inn at Palmetto Bluff's cottage # 11 are the fragments of a tabby wall covered with concrete. This is actually the site of William McKimmy’s Octagon Plantation built around 1790. Our resident archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, believes this might be one of the first octagonally-shaped houses in North America. (In addition to extraordinary architecture, McKimmy himself has a fun, sometimes swashbuckling story to tell.)
Read more in today's Bluffton Today and Sunday's Island Packet.
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