Samuel Lorick Plantation – Lexington County

Basic Information

• Location – Saluda River, near Lexington, Lexington County
  

  South side of Corley Mill Road (3)
  

• Origin of name – Named for early owner Samuel Lorick

• Other names – ?
  

• Current status – Privately owned
  

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1825 – House built (3)
  

• Circa mid 1800s - late 1800s – Samuel T. Lorick owned the plantation (2)
  

  Samuel ran a lumber mill and a ferry across the Saluda River on the plantation (2)
  

  Samuel's father George owned nearby Lorick Plantation. The two plantations sat across the Saluda River from each other.
  

• 1892 – Samuel Lorick died (2)
  

• 1997-2007 – Wilbur Luther Corley owned the plantation (2)
  

• 2011 – Lance and Lenna C Young were owners (2)
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?
  

• Primary crops – Timber
  

• The Lorick Family cemetery is on the property (2)
  

Owners

• Chronological list – Samuel T. Lorick; Wilbur Luther Corley (1997-2007); Lance and Lenna C Young (2011)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 24 in 1850 (1)
  

Buildings

• The plantation house is still standing.
  

References & Resources

1. 1850 Slave Schedule of Lexington County

2. Robert Lorick, Samuel Timothy Lorick - includes pictures
   

3. National Register of Historic Places