Harbin Plantation – Lake Moultrie – Berkeley County

Basic Information

• Location – Submerged under Lake Moultrie, Berkeley County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – In 1939, work began on the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project. This project displaced many families and communities, and many historic homes were lost as the area was flooded.
  

Timeline

• 1809 – Samuel DuBose received Harbin Plantation as a dowry from Theodore Samuel Marion (nephew of General Francis Marion) when he married his daughter, Esther.
  

• 1817 – House built by Samuel DuBose replacing an older dwelling.
  

• 1865 – House was destroyed by fire. Samuel's son, Edwin DuBose was owner of record.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Chronological list – Theodore Samuel Marion (?-1809), Samuel Dubose (1809), Edwin DuBose (1865)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

  In 1939, an survey was completed prior to the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project. Two slave cemeteries was recorded as being on Harbin Plantation and to contain approximately 250 graves.
  

Buildings

• Second house destroyed by fire in 1865.
  

Web Resources

• Berkeley County Historical Society's Summary

Print Resources

• 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