Historic Brattonsville

We left our B&B after breakfast to head for Brattonsville for their living history Saturday. We arrived a little later than planned because we just can’t resist stopping when we see interesting things like junk shops along the road or old abandoned buildings! But we got there & spent several hours walking around the plantation looking at all the buildings; everything from log cabins to slave quarters, to the main house, to a cotton gin. They had all kinds of animals to look at, and we talked to a lady making a chicken over a fire in the fireplace. She said the recipe said to cook for 45 minutes, but it was going on three hours and was just about done! We also spoke to a man making himself a knife—he’s sharpening it in one of the photos—& the tour guide was so interesting when speaking of what life was like in the 17 & 1800’s. After leaving Brattonsville we drove to see Rose Hill Plantation. It said it was open until 6p.m., and the grounds were open until that time, but the last tour of the house had been at 3. Mary, however, worked her magic, telling the ranger how she’s from around there & has been there before (which is true) but “my friend is from Wisconsin & we came here so she could see it”. There wasn’t anyone else around, so the ranger unlocked the door and let us walk through the downstairs & take some pictures! So nice of her to do that for us! :))