Record #:

12254

Author(s):

O'Brien, Frank

Abstract:

Orton Plantation Gardens turned 250 in 1975. The columned mansion built in classic antebellum architectural style provides the focal point for the historic site, first owned by \"King\" Roger Moore in pre-Revolutionary War days.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 10, Mar 1975, p16-17, 37, il

Subject(s):

Gardens--Wilmington; Orton Plantation (Brunswick County)--Description and travel