Millford Plantation

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

From the record

“Millford Plantation is a historic slaveowner plantation house located on South Carolina Highway 261 west of Pinewood, South Carolina. It was sometimes called Manning's Folly because of its remote location in the High Hills of Santee section of the state and its elaborate details.”
Wikipedia article Millford Plantation, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 28 National Register listings published here for Sumter County · listed in 1971 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. W of Pinewood on SC 261, Pinewood, 29125
When was it listed? November 1971
Category. building
Census division. Sumter Southwest
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 71000808 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

91 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Millford Plantation between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,352 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	26
Arson/incendiarism	26
Natural	6
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Smoking	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
6 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2018	Arson/incendiarism	1.5 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2009	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	8.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 2010	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
24 August 2018	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
23 August 2000	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
22 August 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Sumter County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Millford Plantation: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Lake Marion Mine	Clay	Past Producer
	Mingo Mine	Clay	Producer

Every working recorded in Sumter County

Storms near this property

38 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinewood, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 17 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 7 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2007	Tornado (EF3)	Pinewood	1 killed, 5 hurt	An EF3 tornado traveled from southwest to northeast of Sumter destroying a seven mobile homes, severely damaging nine framed homes, and doing light to moderate damage to an additional 62 mobile and framed homes. There was 1 fatality and 3 injuries. The tornado touched down as an EF1 and ended as an EF3 where the fatality occurred at a mobile home on hwy 76.
February 2012	Tornado (EF0)	Pinewood	$10,000	EM and Sheriff conducted a damage survey and found an EF0 tornado took downs some trees and tops out of trees from near Lake Marion to the southwest side of Pinewood. There was no structural damage.
November 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Pinewood	$10,000	Storm survey found an EF1 touched down just southwest of Lone Star and continued northeast across Lake Marion into rural Sumter county. Several trees and a few powerlines were down along its path.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down at Bethel Church Road and Cody Road.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	$4,000	Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Pinewood.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	$2,000	Highway Patrol reported trees down on Hampton Street in Pinewood.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	$2,000	Sumter DOT reported a couple of trees down in Pinewood blocking South Hampton road.
May 2017	Hail	Pinewood	$100	Pea size hail reported in Pinewood.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Multiple trees were downed just NE of the town of Pinewood. Locations included Bethel Church Rd, Panola Rd, and Nazarene Church Rd. Time estimated.
September 2020	Tornado (EFU)	Pinewood	-	The South Carolina Forestry Commission completed an aerial survey over an area\|inaccessible by land. Radar indicated that the tornado likely touched down along the\|upper reaches of Lake Marion in far southwest Sumter County, where a debris\|signature was first noted on radar. The tornado moved to the NNW to near the\|confluence of the Wateree and Congaree Rivers. The tornado continued moving to the\|NW along the Congaree River and vicinity where it crossed back and forth between\|Calhoun Co and Richland Co before eventually ending in Richland Co within the boundary of Congaree National Park. This tornado has been assigned an unknown rating as the degree of damage could not be determined from the aerial survey. Radar data was used to help determine the timing and location of the damage.
September 2020	Tornado (EFU)	Pinewood	-	The South Carolina Forestry Commission completed an aerial survey over an area inaccessible by land. The aerial survey found tree damage in a path extending a little over 2 miles in the upper reaches of Lake Marion, generally east of where the Congaree and Wateree Rivers meet and west of Fullers Earth Creek in far southwest Sumter County. This tornado has been assigned an unknown rating as the degree of damage could not be determined from the aerial survey. Radar data was used to help determine the timing and location of the damage.
September 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Pinewood	-	A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado, with peak wind speeds of 60 mph, north of Pinewood in Sumter County, SC. The tornado began near Highway 261 south of Camp Mac Boykin Rd, moved northeast across Passageway Rd, then dissipated northeast of the intersection of Pinewood Rd and Cox Rd. The weak tornado snapped the trunks of a small pine and hardwood tree.
July 2017	Hail	Pinewood	-	Hail up to golf ball size reported by the public near Pack's Landing on Lake Marion near Rimini.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	SC DOT reported several trees down near the intersection of Pinewood Road and Highway 261.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Panola Road and Cody road near Pinewood.
April 2011	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported quarter size hail in and around Pinewood.
July 2009	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported strong winds and penny size hail just southeast of Poinsette State Park.
May 2008	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported quarter size hail.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Sheriff reported trees down on Bomar Trail road and Bacon Hill road.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	DOT reported several trees down in the Pinewood area.
June 2007	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported nickel size hail.
April 2006	Hail	Pinewood	-	Post Office employee reported nickel size hail
April 2006	Hail	Pinewood	-	Post Office reported nickel size hail.
May 2006	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported nickel size hail in the Pinewood area with larger hail to the north.
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Sheriff reported many trees down in the southwest part of the county.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Power company reported many trees, telephone poles, and powerlines down.
June 2001	Hail	Pinewood	-	Public reported 3/4 inch hail in Rimini.
May 2000	Hail	Pinewood	-	TV stations reported 1 inch hail in Pinewood.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Electric coop reported trees and powerlines down.
May 1999	Hail	Pinewood	-	Post Office and EOC reported dime size hail in Pinewood area.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	SKYWARN spotter reported gustnado took down trees in Pinewood.
May 1998	Tornado (F0)	Pinewood	-	An F0 briefly touched down and took some tress down around Panola and Avin roads.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Utility company reported several telephone poles snapped in half and trees down.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and caused other minor damage in eastern Sumter County near the Clarendon County line.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	no account filed
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Pinewood	-	no account filed
May 1995	Hail	Pinewood	-	no account filed
July 1995	Hail	Pinewood	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sumter County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
St. Mark's Church	1.7 miles	1978
Poinsett State Park Historic District	4.0 miles	2016
Pinewood Depot	4.5 miles	1997
Singleton's Graveyard	5.9 miles	1976

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 71000808 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sumter County	All 28 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.