Orange Hall Plantation – Goshen Hill – Union County

Basic Information

• Location – Goshen Hill, Union County

  Original plantation lands were located south of SC 72 off Maybinton Road close to the Newberry County line.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Walking trails and campsites have been developed and are open to the public.
  

Timeline

• 1774 – Earliest known date of existence

  John Rogers built a house on the property.
  

• 1820s – Another John Rogers (not sure yet how he's related to the first) owned the plantation and began to grow cotton. He also operated a general store on the property for smaller farmers in the area (1, p. 93).
  

• 1838 – John Rogers died, but it is not known who owned the plantation after him (1, p. 94).
  

• 1860s – J.E. Sherman carved a fountain from the granite-lined spring that provided water to the plantation. The spring became known as Jew's Harp Spring because the shape resembled that of a Jew's harp. Sherman was a Union soldier who was convalescing in the area (1, p. 93).
  

• 1929 – House was destroyed by a tornado. Only scattered bricks remain visible today.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Cotton

Owners

• Chronological list – John Rogers (1774-?); John Rogers (?-1838)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. Allan D. Charles, Narrative History of Union County South Carolina (Greenville, SC: A PRESS Printing Company, 1997)
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