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Built in 1735 by the co-founder of Brunswick Town, Colonel Maurice Moore, the Orton Plantation house is one of the oldest structures in Brunswick County. During its history Orton Plantation has been attacked by Native Americans, used as a military hospital, and been home to lawyers, physicians, military leaders, and a Colonial governor. [2] [3]
Judge Maurice Moore was the father of Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfred Moore. The town was named after Brunswick-Lüneburg, the German territory ruled by Great Britain's reigning King George I. [6] Colonel Maurice Moore had seven brothers and four sisters. One of his brothers, Roger Moore built Orton Plantation using some of the land that ...
In 1902, Cape Fear Chapter erected a marble plaque inside St. Philip's to commemorate Brunswick Town co-founder, Maurice Moore. Excavations at Brunswick Town began in 1958 and items such as bullets, buttons, and a cannonball were retrieved from inside the ruins. The building is now part of the Brunswick Town State historic site.
Orton Plantation: April 11, 1973 Smithville Township ... Built in 1735. Owner: Roger Moore (1694-1751) [7] 72000961 Old Town Plantation: January 20, 1972 Battleboro
In 1725, Maurice's brother, Roger Moore (soon to be called "King Roger" due to his immense holdings of slaves and land), moved from the Province of South Carolina to the area by then known as Orton located just below the former Charles Town settlement on the west side of the Cape Fear River. [6]
Two teen boys have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting a 30-year-old man, police said. Officers Thursday arrested a 15-year-old boy in the Oct. 7 shooting of Maurice ...
English: Orton House and gardens — on the Orton Plantation, Located in Smithville Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina. Built in the Greek Revival style in 1735.
As one historian put it, "[b]etter to stand together as Indians, hit the colony now before it became any stronger, kill the traders, destroy the plantations, burn Charles Town, and put an end to the slave buyers." [12] During the Yamasee War, Col. Maurice Moore, the brother of Colonel James Moore, led a regiment in the battle against the ...