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Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Orton Plantation

 
 
Orton Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, February 5, 2017
1. Orton Plantation Marker
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House built c. 1725, subsequent additions. Home first of Roger Moore, later of Gov. Benjamin Smith, still later of James Sprunt. ¾ mi. E.
 
Erected 1954 by the Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-53.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureColonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.
 
Location. 34° 3.727′ N, 77° 57.551′ W. Marker is in Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. Marker is on Plantation Road, 0.1 miles east of River Road (Route 133), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winnabow NC 28479, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. Philips Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spanish Attack (approx. half a mile away); Arthur Dobbs (approx. half a mile away); Brunswick (approx. half a mile away); Fort Anderson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Russellborough (approx. 1.3 miles away); Russelborough (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brunswick Town State Historic Site (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnabow.
 
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This maker was originally erected some 350 feet north on the original alignment of Plantation Road, at 34° 3.783′ N, 77° 57.5′ W. It was moved here early in 2017 when that section of Plantation Road removed from the county's road system. Orton Plantation and its Gardens are no longer open to the public. It has been reported that the area is being restored to its natural habitat.
 
Regarding Orton Plantation. “Orton was purchased by James Sprunt LLD and presented to his wife Luola. In 1910 Mrs. Sprunt had wings added to Orton house, and with encouragement of her husband, began to design and plant gardens.”
 
Also see . . .  Orton Plantation. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Orton Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, February 5, 2017
2. Orton Plantation Marker
This marker at its original location. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
3. This marker at its original location.
The gardens closed in 2010. Orton Plantation is no longer open to the public.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,602 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.   3. submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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