Charles and Mary Moore built the Manor House in 1765 1½ miles SE on land granted by George III in 1763. They founded Rocky Spring Academy (1770-1850) the first in Spartanburg County. In a raid in 1780 "Bloody" Bill Cunningham, a Tory, murdered Capt. Steadman and two patriots here, beginning the Moore Family Cemetery.

Marker is at the intersection of Stillhouse Road (State Highway 196) and U.S. 221 on Stillhouse Road.

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