Millwood Plantation – Calhoun Falls – Abbeville County

Basic Information

• Location – Savannah River, Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County
  

  Located on SC 72 at the Savannah River bridge, three miles west of the Town of Calhoun Falls
  

• Origin of name – Two of the property's first structures were a gristmill and a millrace, hence Millwood.
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Owned by Duke Power Company; used for pulpwood cultivation
  

Timeline

• 1833 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1833 – House built by James E. Calhoun, brother-in-law and cousin of John C. Calhoun
  

• 1940s – Purchased by Duke Power Company

Land

• Number of acres – 10,000

• Primary crops – Corn, cotton

Owners

• Chronological list – James E. Calhoun (1833-?); Duke Power Company (1940s-?)

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 200

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. Sharyn Kane and Richard Keeton, The Curation Crisis - National Park Service
   

2. 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   

3. Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
    Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
    Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
   

4. SC Highway Historical Marker Guide - online database by the SC Department of Archives & History