Walnut Grove Plantation

Walnut Grove Plantation

Walnut Grove Plantation
Nearest city Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°49′33″N 81°57′36″W / 34.82583°N 81.96000°W / 34.82583; -81.96000Coordinates: 34°49′33″N 81°57′36″W / 34.82583°N 81.96000°W / 34.82583; -81.96000
Built 1765
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference #

70000603

[1]
Added to NRHP July 01, 1970

Walnut Grove Plantation, the home of Charles and Mary Moore, was built in 1765 on a land grant given by King George III.[2][3] The property is located in Roebuck in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Charles Moore was a school teacher and used the 3,000-acre (12 km2) plantation as a farm. The Moores had ten children, and some of their descendants still live within the area.

The eldest daughter, Margaret Catharine Moore (best known as Kate Barry), served as a scout for General Daniel Morgan during the Battle of Cowpens. Kate Moore Barry is credited with planting the grove of black walnut trees.[4]

Today, the main house has been renovated and preserved. Tours are given throughout the Manor as well as the other houses, including a schoolhouse, a wheat house, and several other structures.

A stain on the floor of the upstairs bedroom in the manor was for a long time believed to be the blood of a patriot named John Steadman, who was killed by Tory forces led by "Bloody" Bill Cunningham. The stain and this story were popular with tourists. As 21st-century research determined the stain was not from human blood, tour guides have been prohibited from attributing it to the Steadman murder.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Fant, Mrs. James W. (May 16, 1970). "Walnut Grove Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Walnut Grove Plantation, Spartanburg County (E of U.S. Hwy. 921, Roebuck vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Baker, Elaine (Mar 22, 1991). "Communities have colorful backgrounds". Herald-Journal. p. 9. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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