Spanish Moss Shadows Tomotley Plantation Live Oaks Lowcountry South Carolina Art
by Reid Callaway
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Spanish Moss Shadows Tomotley Plantation Live Oaks Lowcountry South Carolina Art
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Reid Callaway
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Spanish Moss Shadows Tomotley Plantation...by Reid Callaway
Live Oaks Lowcountry South Carolina Art
Live oak wood is hard, heavy, and difficult to work with, but very strong. In the days of wooden ships, live oaks were the preferred source of the framework timbers of the ship, using the natural trunk and branch angles for their strength. The frame of USS Constitution was constructed from southern live oak wood harvested from St. Simons Island, Georgia, and the density of the wood grain allowed it to survive cannonade, thus earning it the nickname "Old Ironsides". Even today, the U.S. Navy continues to own extensive live oak tracts.
Tomotley consists of 1010.7 +/- acres. Dual half-mile canopied avenues of live oaks planted in 1820 create a beautiful moss-draped passageway into the heart of the Plantation. The entrance and grounds are one of the most coveted in the entire Southeast.
While all Plantations in this region are revered for their ecological significance, Tomotley ranks among the very best. The flora and fauna overwhelm the senses, and along with the abundance of wild ducks are a tremendous variety of coastal birds and wildlife. Approximately 125 acres are still in rice production. Hundreds of years of imprinting make this a hotbed for wild bird species of all kinds including teal, wood ducks, pintails, ringnecks, and many more. Other bird species that are commonly seen are large numbers of egrets, an annual flight of white pelicans, Canadian geese, herons, storks and many others
Broken rice fields on the southeastern end of the Plantation offer unique fishing opportunities for tailing redfish, and other brackish water species along Huspah Creek.
The original Plantation house was destroyed in the Civil War. The current Plantation house was built by Robert McCurdy in 1910. There is a second home that was built in the late 1800s after the original house burned, as well as a caretaker's residence, several barns and a stable that survived Sherman's wrath and predates the Civil War."
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 2/21/2023
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Thank you Nicklas for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 7/8/2022
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Thank you Jenny Revitz Soper for featuring my artwork in our group.... No Place Like Home! 3/22/2022
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Thank you Judy Vincent for featuring my artwork in our group... USA Photographers! 3/7/2022
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Thank you Kathi Isserman for featuring my artwork in our group... Showcasing The South! 3/7/2022
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! Your WONDERFUL image has been FEATURED on the home page of "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH” L. Please add the photo to the 2022 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.