Basic Information

• Location – Savannah River, Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County
  

  Located on SC 72 at the Savannah River bridge, three miles west of the town of Calhoun Falls
  

• Origin of name – Two of the property's first structures were a gristmill and a millrace, hence Millwood.
  

• Other names –

• Current status – Owned by Duke Power Company; used for pulpwood cultivation
  

Timeline

• 1833 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1833 – House built by James E. Calhoun, brother-in-law and cousin of John C. Calhoun
  

• 1940's – Purchased by Duke Power Company

Land

• Number of acres – 10,000

• Primary crops – Corn, cotton

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Calhoun

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 200

Buildings

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Web Resources

• Significant Archaeological Sites - scroll down
  

• Pictures - click on pictures to enlarge
  

Print Resources

• Initial References: 1, 4

• South Carolina Highway Historical Marker Guide (Columbia, SC: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1998), p. 1.
  

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