Basic Information

• Location – Western branch of the Cooper River, Pimlico, Berkeley County
  

  Located off US 52 on Cypress Gardens Road
  

• Comments – "Katheen Elizabeth O'Brien, who is buried along side her stepparents, the Storms, on the plantation, set up a foundation to protect the property." The Post and Courier, Tuesday, April 15 1997.
  

• Origin of name – The name was derived from its situation overlooking a high bluff on the Cooper River.
  

• Other names –

• Current status – Some remnants of the plantation remain; wildlife preserve
  

Timeline

• 1731 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1790 – House built

• 1960's – House demolished

Land

• Number of acres –

• Primary crop – Rice

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Ball, Bull, Elliott, J. Fritz Frank, Major Isaac Child Harleston, Heyward, Hord, Moultrie family, Katherine O'Brien, Mrs. James P. Register, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stone, Mrs. William Gresbeck Chapman Storm
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

• Slave cabins

Web Resources

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Contact Information

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