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Historic Site (912) 264-7333

NOTICE: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site is open Thursday-Saturday.

This beautiful plantation represents the history and culture of Georgia’s rice coast. In the early 1800s, William Brailsford of Charleston carved a rice plantation from marshes along the Altamaha River. The plantation and its inhabitants were part of the genteel low country society that developed during the antebellum period. While many factors made rice cultivation increasingly difficult in the years after the Civil War, the family continued to grow rice until 1913.

The enterprising siblings of the fifth generation at Hofwyl-Broadfield resolved to start a dairy rather than sell their family home. The efforts of Gratz, Miriam and Ophelia Dent led to the preservation of their family legacy. Ophelia was the last heir to the rich traditions of her ancestors, and she left the plantation to the state of Georgia in 1973.

A museum features silver from the family collection and a model of Hofwyl-Broadfield during its heyday. A brief film on the plantation’s history is shown before visitors walk a short trail to the antebellum home. A guided tour allows visitors to see the home as Ophelia kept it with family heirlooms, 18th and 19th century furniture and Cantonese china.  A stop on the Colonial Coast Birding Trail, this is an excellent spot to look for herons, egrets, ibis and painted buntings.  A nature trail that leads back to the Visitors Center along the edge of the marsh where rice once flourished.

Hours: Thursday-Saturday / 9AM-5PM / Last main house tour at 4PM. Gate locked at closing.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Admission: $3.75-$6.50
Group rates available with advance notice.



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  Note: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site has no reservable facilities.  

Events
Black History Celebration
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 to Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 11 AM to 3:30 AM
Explore the roots of African American culture in coastal Georgia with performances by the Coastal Youth Theatre of Voices and the Darien Geechee Shouters...  $4-$7. 912-264-7333.

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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site
5556 U.S. Hwy 17 N.
Brunswick , GA 31525

GPS Coordinates:
N 31.304883 | W 081.460383
Located between Brunswick and Darien on U.S. Hwy. 17, 1 mile east of I-95 exit #42.

 
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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site
5556 U.S. Hwy 17 N.
Brunswick, GA 31525 View Details


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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site
 
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