Maurene Plantation – Hardeeville – Jasper County

Basic Information

• Location – Hardeeville, Jasper County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• 1955 – Nancy Spaulding Liggett inherited Maurene from two friends of her father.
  

• 1995 – Gerry Spaulding, Nancy Spaulding Liggett's great-nephew, and his wife Judy moved their family to the plantation and began cultivating the rare long leaf pine that grows on 1800 acres.
  

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1929 – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 2700 acres in 2009

• Primary crop – Long leaf pines for straw and timber; possibly rice in early years
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Nancy Spaulding Liggett (1955-1995), Gerry and Judy Spaulding (1995-present)

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• The two-story brick house with large white columns was built in 1929. Click here to see a picture of house published in a July 2009 Bluffton Breeze Magazine article.
  

Web Resources

• Jasper County Plantations

• Treasurer Under Our Noses - July 2009 Bluffton Breeze Magazine article

Print Resources