[2][3] Spanning nearly 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of pine forest, rice fields and cypress swamps, Mansfield Plantation was once one of the largest rice producing plantation in the country.

It also has the only remaining winnowing barn in Georgetown County, where rice grains were processed for shipment.

[4] Mansfield Plantation has been featured in numerous films, documentaries and television shows.

It served as the backdrop for scenes from Mel Gibson's 2000 film, The Patriot.

[5] In 2006, the Fox network filmed two segments of their primetime television series Treasure Hunters at Mansfield and the Fine Living Network filmed a documentary at Mansfield Plantation for their television series Windshield America.