Historian and local author Christopher Boyle will discuss the rich history of Mansfield Plantation from his book, "Mansfield Plantation: Legacy on the Black River," at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. The presentation will be at Coastal Carolina University's Horry County Archives Center in Kimbel Library. The talk is free and open to the public.

Boyle is a part-time teaching associate at CCU and a full-time social studies teacher at Socastee High School. After graduating from CCU with a bachelor's degree in history, he earned a master's degree in American history at Winthrop University in 1996.

"Mansfield Plantation" was published in August 2014.

Located on the banks of the Black River, Mansfield Plantation is one of the best-preserved antebellum rice plantations. In 1718, it started as a 500-acre land grant given to a small group of villagers near Georgetown. The plantation grew to encompass nearly 1,000 acres.

The Archives Center is in Kimbel Library Room 220, located at 376 University Blvd. in Conway. For more information, contact the center at 843-349-4056.