Rivoli Plantation – near Pendleton – Anderson County

— Rivoli Plantation circa 1906 © Fred Brown, Photographer —

Basic Information

• Location – Southwest of Pendleton, Fants Grove Circle area, Anderson County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Property had been divided and sold over the years. In 2024, a townhouse development was proposed for part of the plantation's lands that is reported to have slave graves (4)

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1865 – O.A. Bowen purchased Rivoli from Robert Adger. Bowen was married to Adger's daughter Clarrisa. The Bowens had previously lived at Ashtabula Plantation, which had also been owned by Robert Adger (1).
  

• 1906 – Dr. and Mrs. W.K. Sharp owned Rivoli.

  Editor's note: Grace Ledbetter Clary submitted the above photo along with a transcript of the description written by Julia Reed Ledbetter Russell on the rear, "At 'Rivoli', the home of Dr. & Mrs. W.K. Sharp. Mrs. Moria Sharp was only sister of our father D.A. Ledbetter. L to R Oliver, Ovaline, Kate & Susie Sharp, Arrabelle, John Sharp's wife, & Julia Reed Ledbetter. About 1906. Picture taken by Uncle Fred Brown."
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Robert Adger (?-1865), O.A. Bowen (1865-?), Lattar, Roger, Dr. and Mrs. W.K. Sharp

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• There was a house at Rivoli

References & Resources

1. Pendleton Historic Foundation

2. 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   –  Research Guide
   

3. Jane Ockershausen, The South Carolina One-Day Trip Book (McLean, VA: EPM Publications, 1998)
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4. Anderson County Planning Commission Meeting - March 12, 2024 (PDF)