Basic Information

• Location – Big Lynches River, Chesterfield and Kershaw Counties
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1800s – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1825 – On his way to Camden, the Marquis de LaFayette spent the night at the plantation. His entourage was met by a magnificent torchlight procession and a company of the South Carolina militia (Kershaw Historical Society).
  

• 1886 – The house was badly damaged by the Charleston earthquake. Since that time the house has had to be propped up with poles.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

• The family burial ground is located on the plantation.
  

Owners

• Chronological list – Lovick William Rochelle Blair (1857), William Crowe and Louisa Barfield (1880), Lovick Young (early 1900's)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• Lynchwood Post Office was on the property.
  

Web Resources

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Print Resources

• Initial references:

• A Guide to Selected Historical Sites in Kershaw County/District, South Carolina Published by the Kershaw Historical Society 1992