Orange Hill Plantation – Abbeville County

Basic Information

• Location – Savannah River, Abbeville County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status –

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1908 – House destroyed by fire

• ? – Plantation sold to Duke Power Company

• ? – Plantation sold to Army Corps of Engineers

Land

• Number of acres – 3,000

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Burt, Bynum, Gilbert, Hester, Waddel
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• Plantation house was a large two-story wood structure with a brick basement. It was built of cypress. Rooms were lined in walnut.
  

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial References: 4