William Blackstock Plantation – Cross Anchor – Union County

Basic Information

• Location – Tyger River, Union County

  Original plantation lands were located west of Union off SC 49 in the vicinity of Blackstock Road, Battlefield Road, and Monument Road.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Bike trails and camping sites have been developed and are open to the public.
  

Timeline

• 1766 – Earliest known date of existence

  150 acres on the south side of the Tyger River granted to John Irvin on September 26, 1766 (4).
  

• ? – House built

• 1770 – Irvin conveyed the property to William Blackstock on August 8 (4).
  

• 1780 – A great Revolutionary War battle, the Battle of Blackstocks Plantation, was fought here on November 20. General Sumter defeated General Tarlton (2).
  

• 1974 – Canal Wood Corporation was owner of record (2).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 150 in 1766 (4)
  

• Primary crop – Tobacco (2)
  

• William Blackstock is buried on the land.
  

Owners

• Chronological list – John Irvin (1766-1770); William Blackstock, Sr (1770-?); Canal Wood Corporation (1974)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• Blackstock had a house and tobacco barn on the property (2).
  

References & Resources

1. Battle of Blackstocks Plantation: Click here

2. National Register of Historic Places
   – Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1974
   – Photographs, architectural overview
   

3. SC Highway Historical Marker Guide - online database by the SC Department of Archives & History
   

4. Abstracted by Jesse Hogan Motes III and Margaret Peckham Motes, SC Memorials: Abstracts of Land Titles Vol 1 - 1774-1776, p. 89