Basic Information

• Location – Edgefield County

• Origin of name –

• Other names –

• Current status – Cattle farm owned by Craig and Mary Ficik (2006)

Timeline

• 1843 – Earliest known date of existence

  King's grant

• 1890 – Original house built by Mae Smith and Samuel Belton Marsh
  

  Two-story house still stands. The home consists of 11 rooms, 4 bathrooms, 9 fireplaces, heartpine floors, bead board ceilings, and original glass in just about all the windows.
  

• 1994 – Craig and Mary Ficik purchased the house from the Marsh family.
  

Land

• Number of acres – Originally 5000; 160 in 2006
  

• Primary crop – Cotton, peaches

• There is a beautiful garden all around the house with camellias (50 in number) and azaleas you cannot even purchase anymore, along with many plants you can only find on old estates.
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Craig and Mary M. Ficik (1994), Mae Smith and Samuel Belton Marsh
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

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