Basic Information

• Location – Allendale County

  Two miles south of the present Town of Sycamore; property is situated on both sides of US 321
  

• Origin of name –

• Other names – Tuten's Pond

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1865 – The plantation was used by General Sherman on his march to Columbia. He burned the house when he left.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 4,000 during Civil War period
  

• Primary crop – Cotton

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Captain William Barker (original owner); Connelly (2005); Tuten
  

  The plantation stayed in the Barker family for seven generations.
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

Web Resources

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Contact Information

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