Hobcaw Barony
Georgetown, SC, 29440 US / SC
Location Description
The Belle W. Baruch Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation created through the vision of Belle Wilcox Baruch. Established as a trust at her death in 1964, the foundation’s primary mission is to conserve Hobcaw Barony’s unique natural and cultural resources for research and education. Today the Belle W. Baruch Foundation is the sole owner of Hobcaw Barony, the privately owned research reserve located on the coast near Georgetown, South Carolina. Hobcaw Barony’s 16,000 acres encompass a rich diversity of every common ecosystem found on the South Carolina coast, making this an unparalleled site for research in the environmental sciences. In addition, over 70 cultural sites on the plantation including cemeteries, slave cabins, and the Baruch’s homes all provide a time capsule for educators.
Location Category
- CEMETERIES - [general]
- CEMETERIES - Church
- CEMETERIES - Historic
- HOUSES - [general]
- HOUSES - Mansions / Estates
- HOUSES - Plantations
- PARKS - [general]
- PARKS - Nature Preserves
- SCHOOLS - [general]
- SCHOOLS - Universities / Colleges
