Botany Bay - Newton Lumber Years ( 1957 - 1969 )

The photo above shows some of the fields and forests of Botany Bay Heritage Preserve.

James C. Greenway conveyed the land we now call Botany Bay Heritage Preserve to William J. and Leonard E. Newton of nearby Adams Run, South Carolina on January 21, 1957. The Newton Brothers called their business the Newton Brothers Lumber Company. On March 3rd, 1969, William J. and Leonard E. Newton sold the property to John E. Meyer for $709,000.

Rivereagle on Wordpress said this about The Newton Brothers Lumber Years:

“The question when and why did John Meyer buy Botany, when he already owned White Hall, arises often. Jason told the story like this; “one morning in the fall of 1968, I was having a leisurely breakfast on the White Hall veranda. As I read the morning Wall Street Journal, I saw a classified ad listing a Charleston County plantation for sale. What really caught my eye was the three miles of ocean front and extensive wetland. A few phone calls and a bit of negotiation ensued and Jason purchased Botany Bay from Newton Brothers Lumber of Adams Run, SC. The Newtons had purchased Botany from Dr. James Greenway in 1957, harvested the timber, constructed the grain silos and leased about 400 acres of cropland to Yonges Island planter, John Towles. In addition to corn, Towles planted a variety of truck crops including beans, tomatoes and cole crops (greens, broccoli, collards etal).”

Anther glimpse of these years is given in the South Carolina Picture Project item on Botany Bay. Frances Platt Dantzler in the comments section says”

“October 11, 2012 at 1O:29 PM

I have wonderful memories of the time my family was fortunate to live on Botany Bay. At the time it was mostly referred to as Greenway Plantation. Newton Lumber Company of nearby Adams Run purchased the plantation in the 1950's from Dr. Greenway, who was a retired botanist. My father, Baynard Seabrook Platt, and John Towles farmed the land for a large trucking firm. They didn't plant cotton, but they did plant lots of tomatoes, cucumbers and every kind of squash you could think of. So sad to see the ocean taking the beach!”

More information on Botany Bay Heritage Preserve property owners can be found here:

www.flickr.com/photos/55533409@N08/52359933319/in/album-7..

Taken on: August 4, 2023

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