Most of South Carolina?s early economy can be attributed to the numerous plantations that spread across its area. St. Helena, being one of the top places that housed such agricultural areas, can boast a history rich with these things, and the Coffin Point Plantation is one excellent example of them.

Coffin Point Plantation can trace its history back to the early 1800s, when the Coffin family built the main house and a couple of outbuildings in the site. According to records, the Coffins were given 1120 acres of land, along with 63 slaves by Mrs. Coffin?s father.

Although, the Coffin Point Plantation is mainly a private property today, it is still a great point of history in the area. The main house and the caretaker?s house were listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places.