Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin NWR
Southeast Region

 

 

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Welcome to ACE Basin NWR

Presently at 11,815 acres, the refuge may encompass 18,000 acres upon completion of additional purchases and consists of two separate units. The Combahee Unit is located near Yemassee, SC, and the Edisto Unit is on the old Grove Plantation near Adams Run, SC.

 

Refuge Headquarters:

The Grove Plantation House, built in 1828, is one of only three antebellum mansions in the ACE Basin area to survive the Civil War. Former owners ensured it would be preserved by placing it on the National Register of Historical Places.

Grove Plantation House. Credit: USFWS

 

For more information, go to History of the Plantation

 
Last updated: April 8, 2010