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ORTON
Plantation
Wilmington, North
Carolina |
| PLANTATION NAME: |
Orton Plantation |
| ASSOCIATED
LINK(s): |
http://oakisland.com/things/orton/ |
| OWNER: |
James Sprunt |
| BUILT: |
c. 1725 |
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| ASSOCIATED
SURNAMES: |
Sprunt |
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| HISTORY: |
| Orton Plantation, situated on the Cape Fear River
was built c. 1725, and was the home of Roger Moore, who along with
his family and friends founded the town of Brunswick. The original
home was one and a half stories and constructed of brick. In
1840 Dr. Frederick Jones Hill, a later owner, added a second story
and four fluted Doric columns. Through several ownerships, Orton
Plantation became a leading rice plantation known for the
superiority of its grain. |
| In 1865, following the fall of Confederate Fort Fisher, Orton
was occupied by Union forces who used it as a hospital, sparing it
from the fate suffered by many fine homes in the South. Col.
Kenneth McKenzie Murchison CSA purchased Orton in 1884, restored
it and used it as his winter home. Col. Murchison was the
great-grandfather of the present owners. He died in 1904 leaving
Orton to his daughter Luola, & son-in-law James Sprunt LLD |
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