8 mi. SE of Spartanburg, about 1 mi. E of jct. of U.S. 921 and I-26, Spartanburg, South Carolina. County/parish: Spartanburg.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 01, 1970. NRIS 70000603.
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.
Walnut Grove Plantation, the home of Charles and Mary Moore, was built in 1765 on a land grant given by King George III. The property is located in Roebuck in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Charles Moore was a school teacher and used the 3,000-acre (12 km2) plantation as a farm. The Moores had ten children, and some of their descendants still live within the area.
The eldest daughter, Margaret Catharine Moore (best known as Kate Barry), served as a scout for General Daniel Morgan during the Battle of Cowpens. Kate Moore Barry is credited with planting the grove of black walnut trees.
The plantation was renovated for $1.5 million, reopening in October 2025. Today, the main house has been renovated and preserved. Tours are given throughout the Manor as well as the other houses, including a schoolhouse, a wheat house, and several other structures.
A stain on the floor of the upstairs bedroom in the manor was for a long time believed to be the blood of a patriot named John Steadman, who was killed by Tory forces led by "Bloody" Bill Cunningham. The stain and this story were popular with tourists. As 21st-century research determined the stain was not from human blood, tour guides have been prohibited from attributing it to the Steadman murder.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118998600