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John Seabrook Plantation Bridge

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From the record

“John Seabrook Plantation Bridge, also known as Admiral George Palmer's Bridge, is a historic arch bridge located at Rockville, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built about 1782, and is constructed of brick veneer enclosing a fill mixture of crushed oyster shells and rammed earth.”

Wikipedia article John Seabrook Plantation Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 227 National Register listings published here for Charleston County · listed in 1974 · category: Structure.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Seabrook, John, Plantation Bridge - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. NW of Rockville off SC 700, Rockville, 29487
  • When was it listed? October 1974
  • Category. structure
  • Census division. Wadmalaw Island
  • National Register reference number. 74001841 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of John Seabrook Plantation Bridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 375 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism20
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2012Arson/incendiarism3.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2007Natural4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 June 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 June 2019Equipment and vehicle use60 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 June 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Charleston County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of John Seabrook Plantation Bridge: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
WadmalawIron, Thorium, Zirconium, TitaniumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Beach

Every working recorded in Charleston County

Storms near this property

31 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockville, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodRockville$728,550Law enforcement reported the Kiawah Island Main Gate closed to entry traffic due to flooding.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindRockville$10,000A trained weather spotter reported that strong thunderstorm winds beached and damaged several yachts and boats along the north Edisto River near Rockville, South Carolina. The boats were preparing for the Rockville Regatta.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRockville$4,000A trained weather spotter reported 10-12 inch diameter Oak trees uprooted outside the Seabrook Property Owners building on Seabrook Island, South Carolina.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindRockville$1,000South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Roseville Road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRockville$1,000The Charleston County 911 Dispatch reported a tree down along Maybank Highway on Wadmalaw Island.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRockville$1,000A golf course employee reported numerous large tree branches down on Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRockville$500A county official reported a tree down at Friarson Elementary School in the 6000 block of Maybank Highway, 2 miles north of Rockville, South Carolina.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindRockville$500A trained weather spotter reported a 2 to 3 foot diameter tree was knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds in Seabrook Island, South Carolina.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRockville$500A tree was reported down on Betsy Kerrison Parkway in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
September 2024Tornado (EF1)Rockville-A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph and associated with Helene, impacted portions of Wadmalaw Island. The tornado, possibly beginning as a waterspout just west or northwest of Rockville, downed several large trees along Brigger Hill Road and McCants Road. The tornado then quickly travelled north snapping and blowing down several cluster of large hardwood trees along Leadenwah Drive and Allendale Plantation Road before dissipating in an area of water and marsh south of Heron Island Way. The tornado was likely at its strongest passing over Leadenwah Drive where the tree damage was the most extensive.
August 2024Tornado (EF0)Rockville-A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF0 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 mph in Kiawah Island, South Carolina occurring from 955 PM to 959 PM EST.||The tornado, associated with an outer rainband of Tropical Storm Debby, moved onshore around the 30 to 40 Block area of Surfsong Road on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. No significant damage was detected at the point it came onshore. The tornado then moved rapidly northwest through the center of Turtle Point Golf Course, snapping some trees and limbs around the 270 to 280 Block area on Doral Open Road. The tornado then continued north toward the 25 to 30 Block of Governors Drive, where it snapped and uprooted some trees. The tornado then moved northwest and dissipated over the marsh region between Governors Drive and Rhetts Bluff Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRockville-The Charleston County 911 Call Center relayed a report of a tree down on Pumpkin Hill Road near Betsy Kerrison Parkway.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindRockville-The public reported a large tree and traffic light down where Betsy Kerrison Highway turns into Bohicket Road.
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Rockville-A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with a estimated maximum wind speed of 105 mph on the southwest side of Kiawah Island. The same storm that produced a tornado at Edisto Beach and Seabrook Island produced a third tornado on Kiawah Island. The tornado developed near the 12th hole of a golf course just east of the intersection between Surfwatch Drive and Palm Warbler Road, traveled east-northeast down the fairway and into a residential neighborhood before dissipating just east of Green Winged Teal Road. Evidence of the tornado was clearly seen on both sides of the fairway, where several large trees were snapped or had damage to large branches.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRockville-A trained spotter reported a tree down on Kiawah Beach Drive.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRockville-A picture on social media indicated a tin roof partially blown off and in trees.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRockville-A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined a downburst of wind snapped off trees and branches as well as uprooted others in and around Night Heron Park and an adjacent apartment complex. A tree also fell into an apartment, breaking out several home windows, producing minor roof damage, and damage to a porch railing.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRockville-A member of the public reported several trees down around their property on Airy Hall, including some roof damage caused by falling trees.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRockville-The Charleston County Sheriff Office reported a tree down and blocking Roseville Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRockville-The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the 2800 Block of Roseville Road near the intersection with Bumblebee Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRockville-South Carolina DOT reported a tree blown down onto Bohicket Road at River Road.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindRockville-A trained spotter reported a tree down about 2 miles from the intersection of Bohicket Road and River Road.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Rockville-A weak and brief tornado moved onto the south-central part of Kiawah Island, possibly starting as a waterspout. The tornado traveled west about a tenth of a mile before dissipating. Beach chairs and umbrellas were thrown but there were no apparent injuries or structural damage. Winds were estimated to range from 55 to 65 mph. Video of the event was recorded by the public and relayed to the National Weather Service by local television media. The event took place on the beach area nearly right in front of The Sanctuary Hotel and Resort.
August 2012Tornado (EF0)Rockville-A funnel cloud first appeared over Kiawah Island then moved into the waterway east of the bridge on Kiawah Island Parkway. Based on photographs and video taken, it appears that the funnel briefly touched down near the Intracoastal Waterway before dissipating. There were no reports of damage associated with this tornado.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindRockville-A trained spotter reported a tree down at a residence on Seabrook Island in South Carolina.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRockville-A trained weather spotter estimated a wind gust of 60 mph at the intersection of River Road and Betty Kerrison Parkway, 4 miles northeast of Rockville, South Carolina.
August 2008Flash FloodRockville-A trained weather spotter reported significant streen flooding on Seabrook Island, with water rising several inches above the running boards of cars.
August 2008Flash FloodRockville-A trained weather spotter reported the main road on Seabrook Island was impassable by most vehicles due to flooding.
August 2008HailRockville-A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail and torrential rainfall in Seabrook Island, South Carolina.
January 2006HailRockville-Nickel size hail occurred in the River Road area of Seabrook Island.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindRockville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Charleston County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Rockville Historic District2.1 miles1972
Oak Island3.3 miles1986
Cassina Point3.4 miles1986
Hebron Presbyterian Church3.6 miles2025
Old House Plantation4.4 miles1971
Old House Plantation and Commissary (Boundary Increase)4.4 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 74001841 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Charleston CountyAll 227 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.