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History<\/p>\n

The story behind Brickyard Plantation and the land it occupies.<\/h1>\n

Brickyard’s identity is rooted in the land, the water, the unusual clay soil, and the brickmaking history that still shapes the neighborhood’s name and character today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Historical summary<\/h2>\n

In 1681, the Christ Church Land Grant was created as part of the Charles Towne colony. A corner of that grant became part of Boone Hall Plantation and later passed to the Horlbeck brothers in 1817.<\/p>\n

Under their management, the land became Boone Hall\u2019s brickyard and then Charleston\u2019s brickyard, producing up to 4,000,000 bricks annually in the mid-1800s. The old brick chimney still stands in Brickyard Plantation today.<\/p>\n

The neighborhood has preserved more than 100 acres of lakes, forests, and wetlands while taking advantage of the site\u2019s natural beauty and diversity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Historical resources<\/h2>\n