Brookwood Plantation – York – York County

— Brookwood Plantation © Kenneth Frederick Marsh —
(Held by University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library)

Basic Information

• Location – Turkey Creek, York, York County

  Located on SC 104, 2 miles northwest of the City of York on the west side of Turkey Creek
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

  Joseph Black acquired the property (1).
  

• 1856 – House built (1)
  

  Joseph Black purchased $142.52 of lumber from Love and Black Lumber to build the house (1).
  

• 1858 – Joseph Black passed away (1).
  

• 2015 – The house has been remodeled in recent years by current owners (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Rice (1)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

References & Resources

1. Information contributed by descendant Amy Black Wood.
   

2. Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
    Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
    Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
   

3. Kenneth Frederick and Blanche Marsh, Plantation Heritage in Upcountry, South Carolina (Asheville, NC: Biltmore Press, 1962)
    Order Plantation Heritage in Upcountry, South Carolina