G o n p o in t e n t e el the
In 1984, Bobby Harrelson, then 47, acquired 875 acres adjoining Moores Creek from Finley Murphy and his sister
Emily Murphy Butler after their aging mother had been moved to a nursing home. The property is anchored by a
coastal Carolina cottage completed in 1867, two relic tobacco barns and a graveyard that the Murphy family visits
during annual pilgrimages. Today, with a staff of two, including caretaker and hunting guide Ricky Kelly, seen
above, Harrelson’s Genteel Plantation is a private retreat reserved for quail hunting with friends, Sunday school
picnicking, and a Thanksgiving weekend oyster roast and family reunion.
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by Marimar McNaughton
photography by Joshua Curry
