Another stop on my mission this year to visit different farms is the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. I can not even begin to tell you how much I love this place. I have been visiting here for many years now after curiosity finally got the best of me. I had noticed the old timey appearance of the buildings, and finally I just stopped in one day. It was so much better than I would have ever imagined.

On this particular day I was late arriving. I only had about 15 minutes to explore before they closed for the day, so I went to my favorite spots. I immediately went to the farm house so I could look inside. It has a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a pantry. There is a porch on the front and the back of the house. I could easily live there if it had a bathroom, which it does not since the farm represents life from 1900-1955, but a sweet “chamber pot” is beside of the the beds.

I headed back outside to look around some more. There is an outhouse near the house. I always hear stories of people having to run to the outhouse. Fortunately those days were gone by the time I arrived in this world, but I always love to hear the memories of the people who had to use them.

One of the largest buildings on the property is the pack house. It was used to store different things from around the farm. I walked around the side of it and was greeted by the mules. One of them was camera shy on this visit, but the other one was more than happy to pose. The mules are used to help grind the sugar cane for the syrup that the farm produces.

A sweet little pig was greeting me by the time I got to its pen. It followed me everywhere I walked. I named it Wilbur for the time I spent with it. Wilbur certainly was not camera shy because I got some excellent pictures and videos. I hated to leave, but I was running out of time. I had less than five minutes to finish my visit.

I stopped by and saw the chickens and turkeys next. While they usually follow me around, they didn’t seem to be too impressed with me on this visit. I only had about three minutes before closing time left, so I hurried over to where the cow was. She was eating also, so she glanced up at me and continued on with her meal.

I made it back to the gift shop with a minute to spare. I had already had my book stamped to show I had visited on the way in, so it was time to leave. The lady that runs the gift shop said to come back and see her, and I promised that we would. I really love to visit the farm, and it’s a place I always tell people that they should take their children to. A lot of programs are held here each year to educate people on how life was in recent history. We have to remember that less than 70 years ago this was the way of life for most people.

The L.W. Paul Living History Farm is only open from Tuesday through Saturday from 9am until 4pm. It is located at 2279 Harris Short Cut Road in Conway, South Carolina. The Horry County Museum runs it, and I believe that they do a fabulous job. Most events are held on Saturday, but every now and then they have cooking or laundry demonstrations going on during the week. I will have more stories from here in the future.

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My name is Donna. At an early age I had a love for photography. There was nothing more fun than taking film to a store and then having to wait several days to get the photographs back, sometimes only to find out that none of the pictures turned out the way I wanted them to. Quite a few years ago digital came out, and the rest is history. I can always be found with a camera around my neck, on my arm, or in my hand. I have always had a love for telling stories and sharing them with others. My imagination has always been a little on the wild side. About ten years ago, I decided one day that I wanted to start traveling, and I have never looked back. There is nothing in the world that I enjoy more than traveling and taking photographs. View all posts by travelingthesoutheast