Le-Conte Woodmanston is by appointment only Recent vandalism, work on master plan aide decision Sept. 4, 2010 Continuing to feel the pinch of a tight economy and a few recent incidents of vandalism and theft have forced the Le-Conte Woodmanston Plantation to lock its wrought iron gate and be open for tours by appointment only. In July Mary Beth Evans, executive vice president of the LeConte-Woodmanston Foundation announced the section of the site which encompasses the Botanical Gardens re-created slave cabin and the hunting lodge would be closed off with gates and signs while the board searches for sources of funding to enable the foundation to hire fulltime, paid staff and create a sustainable future. During that time folks still had access to the nature trails which winded through Bull Town Swamp and included the original rice fields and floodgate pond. Evans said the board was still working on the master plan but the lack of funds and the recent discovery of vandalism and ...
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