Walnut Grove Plantation – Awendaw – Charleston County
— Walnut Grove Plantation © Darby Nolan, 2010 —
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Special thanks to Darby Nolan providing much of the information on this page.
Basic Information
- Location – St. James Santee Parish, north of Awendaw, Charleston County
Between US Highway 17 and the Intercoastal Waterway
- Origin of name – ?
- Other names – ?
- Current status – Part of the Francis Marion National Forest
— Walnut Grove Plantation House © Darby Nolan, 2010 —
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Timeline
- ? – Earliest known date of existence
- ? – Major Percy owned the plantation (2).
- 1828 – David Doar purchased the plantation and used it mostly as a summer residence (2).
- Early-1900s – The house that is still standing was built (2).
- Mid-1900s – The site was still active (3).
- Walnut Grove Plantation had several owners after the Doar family until it eventually became part of Francis Marion National Forest (4).
— Walnut Grove Plantation Avenue of Oaks © Darby Nolan, 2010 —
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Land
- Number of acres – ?
- Primary crop – Rice (4)
- Walnut Grove Plantation cemetery remains on the property: pictures
Owners
- Alphabetical list – David Doar; Gourdin; Major Percy
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
References & Resources
- 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
- Information contributed by Darby Nolan.
- Katherine O. Pettit, Take a Road Trip Along the Palmetto Trail
- Palmetto Conservation Foundation Facebook Post
Contact Information
- Francis Marion National Forest
PO Box 788
McClellanville, SC 29458
Telephone: 843-887-3257
Website: Click here
