Hobcaw Barony
[Marker Front]:
In 1718 the Lords Proprietors granted
12,000 acres on Hobcaw Point, the
southern portion of Waccamaw Neck,
to John, Lord Carteret. The barony was
subdivided beginning in 1766, creating
several large rice plantations which
flourished until the Civil War. In 1905-
07 Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965),
Camden native and Wall Street
financier, aquired these tracts for a
winter retreat.
[Marker Reverse]:
Bernard Baruch was an advisor to
presidents from Woodrow Wilson to
Harry S. Truman. Belle Baruch (1900-
1965), the oldest of his three children,
was a sailor, pilot, and equestrian who
shared her father's passion for the
outdoors. She bought the property
from him and created a trust devoted
to research and education in forestry,
wildlife, and marine biology by S.C.
universities.
Marker is at the intersection of Hobcaw Road and Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) on Hobcaw Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
