Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Orton Plantation
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 5, 2017
1. Orton Plantation Marker
House built c. 1725, subsequent additions. Home first of Roger Moore, later of Gov. Benjamin Smith, still later of James Sprunt. Ύ 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: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alfred Moore (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stamp Act (approx. 0.3 miles away); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnabow.
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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.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 5, 2017
2. Orton Plantation Marker
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.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024
4. Orton Plantation entrance
Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, April 5, 2007
5. Orton Plantation Marker
Main house in 2007 when the site was open to public
Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, May 1, 2007
6. Orton Plantation Marker
Plantation Church, open for weddings at that time
Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, May 1, 2007
7. Orton Plantation Marker
A small part of the gardens, facing the cape fear river and rice fields
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,152 times since then and 54 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. 4. submitted on March 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 14, 2025, by Joerg Hagedorn of Siegen, Germany. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
