Henry William Ravenel Photo from South Caroliniana Library Henry William Ravenel thrived as gentleman planter in Pineville before the Civil War destroyed his society and his livelihood. As a scientist, he survived the Civil War and Reconstruction and made a major contribution to botany in America. He was a fourth generation Huguenot born in 1814
As many of you know by now, my desire to locate historic markers for all places relevant to Berkeley County’s historic sites is very strong. Places and events throughout the