Cook's Mountain Plantation – Richland County

Basic Information

• Location – Wateree River, Lower Richland County

  17 miles east of Columbia

• Origin of name – Named for owner, cartographer James Cook (2)

• Other names – Bohemian Manor

• Current status – Owned by Haile Gold Mine

Timeline

• 1770 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• ? – Cartographer James Cook owned Cook's Mountain. In 1773, he drew A Map of the Province of South Carolina (2).
  

• 2013 – Canadian mining company Haile Gold Mine purchased the property for $3,795,000. It is speculated that the company may give the property to the state if Haile Gold Mine is able to obtain the permits to mine a site in Lancaster County (2).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 1,131 in 2013 (2)
  

  The property is under a conservation easement with Ducks Unlimited (3).
  

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Chronological list – James Cook (?); Murray (?); Haile Gold Mine (2013-present, 2014)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• There is a log house on the property that was constructed in 1988, a guest house, equipment shed and office (3).
  

References & Resources

1. 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
   

2. Canadian Mining Company Buys Cook's Mountain for $3.8M (Columbia, SC: Columbia Regional Business Report, January 8, 2014)
   

3. Cook's Mountain Real Estate Listing - Plantation Services
   

Contact Information

• Haile Gold Mine
  7283 Haile Gold Mine Road
  Kershaw, SC 29067
  

  Telephone: 803-475-1220
  Website: Click here