p53 May 2015

 

The Magnolia Plantation was settled in 1876 by the Drayton family.  The Gardens have been a tourist attraction since the 1870s.  Since the 1970s the Plantation House has been open for tours. It was home to the Drayton family for 9 generations.  You can take a tram tour and a nature boat tour.  A swamp garden with boardwalks can be hiked.  One family member had his ahes placed in a live oak tree that had been in the gardens since the 1600s.  That evening we attended another murder mystery show, which I guessed the conclusion correct.