Bells Mill Plantation – – Sumter County

Basic Information

• Current status – Purchased in 2004 by Manchester State Forest
  

• Location – Sumter County, St. Mark's Parish

  The original property spanned from Manchester State Forest to North Washington Street in the City of Sumter.

• Comments – In 1897, Timothy J. Tuomey died, leaving a will that provided for the establishment of Tuomey Hospital. When Mrs. Tuomey died in 1909, she bequeathed additional funds to the hospital.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 3,327

• Acres located on the Wilmington and Manchester railroad with 800 acres under cultivation.
  

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Toomey
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• A new dwelling, overseer's house, stables and barns.

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references:

• (History of Sumter County), Annie King Gregorie, Library Board of Sumter County, Sumter, SC, 1954