Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site - Brunswick, GA




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Overview
The culture of a forgotten empire comes alive at this historic rice plantation along the Altamaha River. Visitors can walk beneath live oaks to the antebellum home furnished with fine antiques, then gaze from the porch past magnolias and camellias to the marsh where rice once flourished. The museum features fine silver, a model of a working rice plantation, and slide show about the life of planters and slaves.
Around 1807, William Brailsford of Charleston began carving a rice plantation from the virgin cypress swamps along the Altamaha River. His son-in-law, James M. Troup, acquired additional land along the river. By the time Troup passed away, he owned 7,300 acres of land, 357 slaves and several homes.
Until the outbreak of the Civil War, the plantation produced rice steadily. War, hurricanes and the lack of abundant labor led to the fall of the rice empire in 1915. Brailsford’s descendants converted the plantation into a dairy which closed in 1942. In 1973, the plantation, original antiques and books dating to the 1700s, were willed to the state of Georgia by Ophelia Troup Dent.


Activities & Amenities

	Visitor Center & Museum		Restrooms

Annual Events
Black History (February)
Plantation Christmas

Nearby Attractions
Fort King George State Historic Park
Jekyll Island Historic District
St. Simons Island
Fort Frederica
Coastal Museums
Beaches

Park Times and Information
Tuesday - Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 2pm-5:30pm
Main house closes at 4:30pm Tues-Sat, 5pm on Sunday
Closed Monday (except legal holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday.

Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
5556 U.S. Highway 17 North
Brunswick, GA 31525
(912) 264-7333

Park Fee Information
Small admission fee. Group rates available with advance notice. Bus Parking Available.

Information has been provided by GA State Parks Dept.