Much of the information on this page was contributed by J. Benjamin Burroughs of Conway, South Carolina. Ben was formerly the Executive Director of the Horry County Historical Society.
Basic Information
- Location – Waccamaw River, Murells Inlet , All Saint's Parish, Horry County
Original plantation lands were located in the vicinity of Longwood Drive off SC 707.
- Origin of name – ?
- Other names – ?
- Current status – Part of the orginal lands are now the Blackmoor Golf Course.
Timeline
Land
- Number of acres – ?
- Primary crop – Rice
Owners
- Alphabetical list – P.W. Fraser and John Green, Joshua John Ward, Mayhem Ward and Benjamin Huger Ward
Slaves
- Number of slaves – In 1850, Joshua John Ward owned 1,092 slaves. He owned six plantations. A portion of those slaves would have been at Longwood in Horry County. However, since Ward lived in Georgetown County his Longwood slaves are listed in the Georgetown County Slave Schedules.
Buildings
Web Resources
Print Resources
- George C. Rogers, Jr., The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1970).
More about Horry County
- Learn more about Horry County, including the coastal city of Myrtle Beach. We have helpful guides to Myrtle Beach history and Myrtle Beach libraries and museums – plus Myrtle Beach restaurants, nearby Conway bed & breakfasts, Myrtle Beach hotels, and Myrtle Beach real estate.
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