Longwood's History

     Once known as Pompion Hill Plantation, this pristine property on the East Branch of the Cooper River was the home of one of the wealthiest French Hugenots in Colonial South Carolina. The daughter of Pierre de St. Julien de Malacare was married at Pompion Hill on October 24, 1687.

     Almost a century later, the area was the scene of a Revolutionary War skirmish. Just one mile from this site, the Patriots surprised and scattered the British Guard at Quinby Bridge, part of the infamous "Raid of the Dog Days."

     A little more than four decades later, the name Pompion Hill Plantation was changed to Longwood Plantation, presumably by Alfred Huger, a former Charleston Postmaster and South Carolina state senator who purchased the property in 1823. The plantation is still known today as Longwood Plantation although the round hill on the high bluff overlooking the river carries the name "Pompion" or "Punkin Hill." Historic Pompion Hill Chapel rests quietly within view on adjacent property, which was donated by this plantation and neighboring Middleburg for its construction in the 1700s. Pompion Hill Chapel is listed on the National Historic Registry.

     Today, Longwood Plantation embraces and preserves the rich history of Pompion Hill, while providing the opportunity for you to celebrate your weddings and important events. The 300-plus acre historic plantation, with glistening ponds, moss-laden live oaks is not only a home to endangered wildlife, but also a working polo estate with a regulation polo field.