SC-SP001 Walnut Grove Plantation

Marker text: WALNUT GROVE PLANTATION
Charles and Mary Moore built the Manor House in 1765 1 1/2 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.
Erected 1968 by Sandersville, GA., descendants of Charles & Mary Moore