Aerial photograph Pon Pon and Willtown Bluff Plantations

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along the Edisto River. The river can be seen flowing from the top right past Prospect Hill Island and Edisto Island on the left. Willtown Bluff is clearly visible on the right side of the river, directly across from Edisto Island. Vestigial canals and “quarter ditches” are visible in many of these fields.

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