Walnut Grove Plantation | |
Nearest City: | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Coordinates: | 34.8258°N -81.96°W |
Built: | 1765 |
Architecture: | Georgian |
Added: | July 01, 1970 |
Refnum: | 70000603 |
Walnut Grove Plantation, the home of Charles and Mary Moore, was built in 1765 on a land grant given by King George III.[1] [2] The property is located in Roebuck in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Charles Moore was a school teacher and used the 3000acres plantation as a farm. The Moores had ten children, and some of their descendants still live within the area.
The eldest daughter, Margaret Catharine Moore (best known as Kate Barry), served as a scout for General Daniel Morgan during the Battle of Cowpens. Kate Moore Barry is credited with planting the grove of black walnut trees.[3]
Today, the main house has been renovated and preserved. Tours are given throughout the Manor as well as the other houses, including a schoolhouse, a wheat house, and several other structures.
A stain on the floor of the upstairs bedroom in the manor was for a long time believed to be the blood of a patriot named John Steadman, who was killed by Tory forces led by "Bloody" Bill Cunningham. The stain and this story were popular with tourists. As 21st-century research determined the stain was not from human blood, tour guides have been prohibited from attributing it to the Steadman murder.