Mitchelville Today
Much of the land for Mitchelville was purchased by March Gardner and managed by his son, Gabriel. Due to lawsuits
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Jul
Our Future
With no other site serving as such a template or illuminating the authentic story of the place where freedom began
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Jun
The Last Straw: the Devastating Hurricane of 1893
On the night of August 27, 1893, a major hurricane, the largest and most powerful to hit South Carolina until
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Apr
Mitchelville Today
Much of the land for Mitchelville was purchased by March Gardner and managed by his son, Gabriel. Due to lawsuits
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Apr
Land Disputes: Drayton Returns to Reclaim Mitchelville
The Drayton Plantation (on which Mitchelville was located) was returned to the heirs of its former owner in April 1875,
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Apr
Mitchelville Starts to Decline
With the end of the Civil War, the Union Army began to leave the island, which led to scores of
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Apr
Land Disputes: Hilton Head Island/Mitchelville is Spared
Following Lincoln’s assassination, President Andrew Johnson repealed a special order which distributed abandoned land to the formerly enslaved. This caused
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Apr
Free at Last: The Civil War Ends
On April 9, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia and
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Apr
Mitchelville in its Full Glory
As the first self-governed town for the formerly enslaved, Mitchelville, named posthumously after its founder, General Ormsby Mitchel, was a
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Apr
A Better Day Dawns: Mitchelville is Founded
Union Army Major General Ormsby Mitchel arrived in HHI to replace General Hunter (who went on leave) and assumed command.
