Basic Information

• Location – Waccamaw River, Horry County

  Located between Conway and Bucksville
  

• Origin of name – This plantation was the site of the uppermost of three lumber mills located on the Waccamaw River that were owned by Captain Henry Buck.
  

• Other names – Buck’s Upper Mill Plantation

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• 1828 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1828 – House built

  House was restored in mid-1980s.
  

• ? – Captain Henry Buck purchased the plantation. He owned three mills along the Waccamaw River: Lower Mill was at the site that became Bucksport, Middle Mill was at the site that became Bucksville, and Upper Mill was at the plantation on which Henry Buck lived.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 9,000 in 1860

• Primary crops – Cotton, rice, sweet potatoes, Indian corn, and forest products
  

• A slave cemetery is on the property.
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Captain Henry Buck; Henry Lee Buck; Henry L. Buck, Jr.; Henry L. Buck, III; Henry L. Buck, IV
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 133 in 1850 (Buck); 312 in 1860 (Buck)
  

Buildings

• Slave cabins – The 1860 Slave Schedules record 70 slave houses belonging to Captain Henry Buck. It is unclear if all of these were at Upper Mill Plantation or if some were at his other plantation, Woodbourne.
  

• The plantation house still exists, as does the plantation commissary and the chimney for the mill.
  

Web Resources

Print Resources

• 1850 Slave Schedules of Horry District, South Carolina

• 1860 Slave Schedules of Horry District, South Carolina

• 1860 Agricultural Survey of Horry District, South Carolina

Contact Information

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