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The John-David-Jacob Rees House This house is significant for its historical association with the Rees family, an early Quaker family in Berkeley County. It is also significant for being a collection of americal architectural history representing three different periods and three different types of construction, consisting of three sections, built at different times using log (1761), stone (1791), and brick (1885). |
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"Morgan Acres" - William G. Morgan House This house was built in 1849 by William G. Morgan, who was a great grandson of Morgan Morgan. Near the present house is the site of Col. Morgan Morgan's first crude building and the site of the log homeof his son, Morgan Morgan II, who was associated with the Morgan Chapel. Traditionally, Mrs. Morgan designed this long floor plan so she could see in the parlor mirrors her servants at work in the kitchen. |
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"Golden Meadows" - David Morgan House One of the oldest cabins in Berkeley County is the present kitchen section of the house. The house was built circa 1745 by Col. Morgan and sons for his son, David Morgan. David became famous as an Indian fighter, and along with Jacob Prickett and others, built Prickett's Fort. |
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"Marshy Dell" - Gilbert McKown House This house is architecturally significant as an example of early permanent settler housing that was successfully integrated as a major part of a Berkeley County vernacular farmhouse. The original log house was built in 1774 by Gilbert McKown. Samuel McKown added to the house in 1810. This house, located just east of Gerrardstown, is historically significant for its association with the McKown family. |
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Henry Sherrard Mill This mill was built by Henry Sherrard in 1790. In 1809 it was sold to Robert Daniels, Sr., and remained in the family until 1869. In 1844, Harriet Daniels, daughter of Robert Daniels, Jr., married William Sherrard, a descendant of the builder. Both Confederate and Union armies camped at the mill during the Civil War. The mill was converted to a dwelling in 1935. |
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