Editing Bernard Baruch (section)

=== Hobcaw Barony ===
[[File:Bernard M. Baruch, Negro quarters, with church, Hobcaw Plantation, residence in (Georgetown County, South Carolina) 5a31128r.jpg|thumb|[[Negro]] quarters, with church, [[Hobcaw Barony]] also known as Bellefield Plantation in ([[Georgetown County, South Carolina]])]]Between 1905 and 1907, Baruch purchased approximately 16,000 acres (63 square kilometers) of the former 18th century [[Hobcaw Barony]], consolidating 14 plantations located on [[Waccamaw Neck]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina]], between the [[Winyah Bay]] and the Atlantic Ocean. He developed sections of the property as a winter hunting resort and later sold the property to his eldest child, Belle. Upon her death in 1964, the property was transferred to The Belle W. Baruch Foundation as the Hobcaw Barony educational and research preserve.<ref>[http://www.hobcawbarony.org/BellB.htm The Belle W. Baruch Foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012192712/http://hobcawbarony.org/BellB.htm|date=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hobcawbarony.org/index.htm Hobcaw Barony] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012202256/http://hobcawbarony.org/index.htm|date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> The property also includes 37 historic buildings representing the 18th and 19th century rice cultivation industry, and early-to-mid 20th century winter resorts. The entire property was named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 2, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=National rEgister of Historic Places : Registration Form |url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/georgetown/S10817722036/S10817722036.pdf |access-date=May 23, 2019 |website=Nationalregister.sc.gov}}</ref>

The Trustees of The Belle W. Baruch Foundation subsequently selected the [[University of South Carolina]] and [[Clemson University]] as educational institutions with a mandate to preserve and study the Hobcaw Barony, including the wetlands forest and coastal ecosystems. The University of South Carolina established the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, and Clemson University established the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science – College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences – Clemson University, South Carolina |url=https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/research/baruch/ |access-date=May 23, 2019 |website=Clemson.edu}}</ref> Both universities have also formed partnerships with other schools in South Carolina that carry out research and educational programs which contribute to knowledge of coastal ecosystems.

The Belle W. Baruch Foundation and the [[North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve]] jointly operate the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center and provide tours and special programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hobcaw Barony |url=http://www.hobcawbarony.org/tours.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012194542/http://hobcawbarony.org/tours.htm |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |access-date=October 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hobcawbarony.org/Discovery.htm Discovery Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204003700/http://www.hobcawbarony.org/Discovery.htm|date=December 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Belle W. Baruch Foundation |url=http://www.hobcawbarony.org/ |access-date=December 5, 2012 |publisher=Hobcaw Barony}}</ref>