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ORTON HOUSE (1725-1840-1910) 
Orton Plantation’s beautiful Gardens, magnificient 
trees and dramatic Colonial history offer the visitor 
a rare combination of attractions. The exterior of 
the house, the Wild Fowl Refuge (formerly rice 
fields) and the broad Cape Fear River afford views 
seldom equalled in the Carolina Low Country. 
Orton Plantation Gardens 
Specimen Camellias by the hundred—blooming’ in- 
termittantly throughout the Winter months 
Many thousands of Kurume and Indica Azaleas with 
their dazzling bloom from mid-March into late 
April .. . Daphne Odora, Japanese Quince, Flower- 
ing Peach and Cherry, Yellow Jessamine, Climbing 
Roses, Daffodils, Iris, Gardenia and many other orna- 
mentals add their charm at various seasons .. . Ter- 
raced walk above formal garden with Wild Fowl 
Refuge and Cape Fear River in background ... Im- 
mense Live Oaks, Cedars, Hollies and Pines abound 
and black Cypress water reflects foliage and bloom 
—many birds live here the year around with water 
fowl in their season. 
OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND 
8 A.M.—5 P.M. 
