Basic Information

• Location – Appleton, Allendale County

  Located in Appleton on SC 125, three miles northwest of the Town of Allendale
  

• Origin of name – The plantation derives its name from the names of the Allen's children – Roberta and Woodward.
  

• Other names –

• Current status –

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1837 – House built

• 1897 – The third floor with gables was added. Also, four piazzas with a patio along the front were added in the remodeling (Lawton).
  

Land

• Number of acres –

• Primary crop –

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Woodward Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barker; Colding; Mr. and Mrs. Miles Elliott; Henry Walker; Ralph Walker family
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

Web Resources

• Robwood Plantation - a short history
  

Print Resources

• Alexania Easterling Lawton, Allendale on the Savannah (Bamberg, SC: Bamberg Herald Printers, 1970).
  

Contact Information

• Telephone:

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