Title	Chicora Wood River View
Creator	Wootten, Bayard, 1875-1959
Contributors	Constance, Jamie and Marsha
Date	1938
Source	This photograph is part of the Georgetown County Library collection.
Subject	United States--South Carolina--Georgetown County-Georgetown; Chicora Wood; Elizabeth Allston Pringle; Duncan Cameron Waddell; Loutrell Briggs; Bayard Wootten;
Description	Newly landscaped terraces and walkways were photographed by North Carolina photographer, Bayard Wootten in 1938. Loutrel Briggs, a native of New York, established an office in Charleston in 1929 and worked for 40 years in the Charleston area. He planted gardens for the William Gibbes house, Mulberry Plantation, Mepkin Plantation, Emily Whaley's Garden at 58 Church Street. Duncan Waddell hired Briggs to come to Chicora Wood to enhance the natural beauty of the plantation and Briggs planted numerous azaleas and camellias throughout the area. He often encouraged the use of native plants in lowcountry gardens. The Pee Dee river flows in the background.
Contributing Institution	Georgetown County Library
SC County	Georgetown County (S.C.)
Language	English
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Identifier	29-007-CW
Rights	The photograph belongs to the Georgetown County Digital Library. For questions about usage, please contact the library at 405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440.