Battlefield Plantation – Parkers Ferry – Charleston County

Basic Information

• Location – Parkers Ferry, Charleston County

  On US 17 near Parkers Ferry

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?
  

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• Prior 2014 – MeadWestvaco acquired the plantation (2).
  

• 2014 – MeadWestvaco had the plantation for sale with an asking price of $5,865,000 as of April 2014. In late 2014, the plantation was shown as sold to an undisclosed buyer.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 1380 in 2014 (2)
  

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Fishburne; Fox; King; MeadWestvaco; Thornley
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• In the 2014 real estate listing, a caretaker's cottage is the only structure noted (2).
  

References & Resources

1. Lucius G. Fishburne, Plantation Notes, St. Bartholomew's Parish, 1960, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   

2. Real Estate Listing