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In 1930, philanthropist Archer Huntington and his wife, the acclaimed sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, purchased four plantations that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Waccamaw River encompassing more than 9,000 acres. In 1931, they formed "Brookgreen Gardens, a Society for the Southeastern Flora and Fauna." The gardens opened to the public the following year as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, to preserve the native flora and fauna and display objects of art in a natural setting. Today, Brookgreen remains a place where time seems to have stood still. Here you can see and sometimes touch, the natural wonder of the South Carolina Lowcountry. It is one of the country's leading cultural and educational institutions and a National Historic Landmark. Within it's gates are the Lowcountry History and Wildlife Preserve, the Huntington Sculpture Garden and the Center for American Sculpture. |
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