Jelly Belly Bus

The sisters discover the Jelly Belly Bus had come to Columbia. Can you find Mrs. Nastee visiting the goodies at the bus? Ms. Nastee liked the VW Jelly Belly Bug - can you see her?

An Unusual Building

The spring house at the Milford Plantation was built to resemble the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
In Columbia, South Carolina. Susan Frances Hampton Manning, the wife of the plantation owner, had been raised in Columbia and John Manning had lived there as governor. The sisters visit the spring house.

Spring House at Milford Plantation

The Milforc Plantation has an unusual spring house. Remember a spring house was used for refrigeration by having the cool water of a spring pass through the structure. The water coming out of the spring house could also be gathered for drinking and bathing. A pond is in front of the spring house at this plantation.

Speaking of Horses

In 1850 a 26 stall barn for horses was constructed at the Milford Plantation. Why so many stalls? Remember that all transportation used horses, including carriages and for racing. Most plantation owners had race horses because horse racing was considered a common sport for the wealthy. There are pillars on both sides of this barn - how elegant! Where are the sisters at the barn?

Water Tower - Imagine!

Most houses before and after the Civil War did not have running water inside the house. Have you ever seen those lovely pitchers and large bowls in very old home tours? The water usually came from a well or spring and you or your servants put it into those large pitchers. When you wanted to clean yourself, you poured the water into the bowl. The Mannings had a water tower built which pumped the water up into the tower and gravity fed it into the house. How wonderful! The sisters investigate the water tower.

Horses in the House!

It is said that in order to disgrace the owner of the plantation, four Union solders rode through the entrance hall side by side and back and forth. The hall is very large! Former Governor Manning, the owner of the plantation, had signed the articles of secession and kept a copy. If the troops had found those papers in his desk, the plantation would have surely been burned! Here is the side of this beautiful building.

Don't Burn this Plantation

On April 19, 1865 Union Troops arrived at the Milford Plantation. They were met by the owner (and former Governor of South Carolina), John Manning, who told their leader, Brigadier General Edward E. Potter, that the house was built by a Potter and would be destroyed by a Potter. The Brigadier General was said to have answered, "No, you are protected. Nathaniel Potter was my brother." Can you find the sisters in front of the house?