Red Hills Plantation Hickory Grove York County
Basic Information
- Location Hickory Grove, York County
In the fork of the Broad River and Pacolet River (1)
- Origin of name ?
- Other names ?
- Current status ?
Timeline
Land
- Number of acres 200 in 1794 (1); 257 in later generations (3)
- Primary crops Cotton, tobacco and corn (3)
Owners
- Chronological list John Smarr (1794-?); Smarr descendants; Gaston
Slaves
- Number of slaves 29 (3)
Buildings
- "... a main house, an outdoor kitchen, an overseer's house and four buildings that served as slave quarters, two barns and a stable to comprise nine buildings in total" (3)
References & Resources
- Information contributed by Jerry L. West
- 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
- Information contributed by "Brooks" William Ronald Smarr Jr. from:
"Ellen Smarr Clark, who went on to be a history professor at the University of South Carolina (Columbia) did a complete family history and genealogy of the Smarr Family dating back to Charles Darwin Smarr who was the grandfather of John Smarr, owner of Red Hills Plantation."


