Thomas Randall's Plantation - Little River Horry County South Carolina SC


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Thomas Randall's Plantation – Little River – Horry County

Much of the information on this page was contributed by J. Benjamin Burroughs of Conway, South Carolina. Ben was formerly the Executive Director of the Horry County Historical Society.

Basic Information
  • Location – Little River, Little River, All Saints Parish, Horry County

    Located east of US 17 in the vicinity of Little River Neck

  • Origin of name – Named for the owner

  • Other names –

  • Current status – Privately owned

Timeline
  • Earliest known date of existence –

  • House built –

  • 1860s – A Confederate battery was constructed on the property on a bluff overlooking Little River Inlet. It was known as Fort Randall.

    An outline of the battery can still be seen today.

  • 1920s – Horace Tilghman, Sr. purchased the plantation.

Land
  • Number of acres –

  • Primary crop – Cotton, Indian corn, cattle, swine

Owners
  • Alphabetical list – Allston; Lillian Bessent Randall; Louis H. Randall; Thomas Randall; Charles Tilghman, Sr.; Horace Tilghman, Sr.

Slaves
  • Number of slaves – 78 in 1850 (Randall); 85 in 1860 (Randall)

Buildings
Web Resources
Print Resources
  • 1850 Slave Schedules of Horry District, SC

  • 1860 Slave Schedules of Horry District, SC

  • 1860 Agricultural Survey of Horry District, SC

Contact Information
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