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Walking Backwards Through Time (Part Two)


by Roxanne Lark When I went looking for that non-existent


sunflower field back in July 2013, I never knew the path would lead me to my own an- cestors. I grew up on a family farm in the 1960’s, located on the west side of Anderson, SC on Dobbins Bridge Road. The road I lived on was once a main travel route between Anderson and Georgia, but the building of Hartwell Lake covered the road and the bridge it was named for. The same road picks up again on the other side of the lake. I always knew I was the descen-


dent of Evergreen Plantation but never gave it much thought. I was- n’t even sure where it was located. That trip to a sunflower field brought me full circle. But before we close that circle let me tell you about Rosedale Plantation in Charlotte, NC. I wasn’t even aware there was a plantation


in the city of Charlotte until Dontavius Williams mentioned it while showing us around Brattonsville. Once again, GPS doesn’t have “plantation” listed in its loca- tions so I had to wing it. While the GPS was counting down the last thousand feet before I reached it, I looked around at my surround- ings and thought, “No way!” I could see part of the Charlotte skyline behind me and I was surrounded by stores, auto parts supply


BACK TO THE PLANTATION


places, fast food restaurants - no way there could be a plantation on a city street like this. But there it was. Situated back off the road, sheltered by huge old trees from the busy structures which now sat on what used to be part of the original 919 acres, she sat like the


great grandmother, a microcosm of a much quieter and simpler time. When approaching Rosedale, one might be


surprised at how modest and simple this house is. With the exterior trim painted a bright mustard yellow color contrasting against the red doors I found myself wonder- ing if someone had made a mistake on the paint color. I learned later that it was one of the first to be painted with the latest color choices from Paris. The house looks much smaller than what I expected, but I was in- formed it was much bigger on the inside.


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