Belle W. Baruch
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Belle W. Baruch was the daughter of financier Bernard Baruch
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Her legacy is preserved in the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (University of South Carolina
) and the Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science (Clemson University
) both established on Hobcaw Barony, a former rice plantation purchased by her father, and donated by her at her death in 1964 for a research and nature preserve. The center is located on Waccamaw Neck
in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters and became a philanthropist.-Early life...
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Her legacy is preserved in the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
) and the Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science (Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
) both established on Hobcaw Barony, a former rice plantation purchased by her father, and donated by her at her death in 1964 for a research and nature preserve. The center is located on Waccamaw Neck
Waccamaw Neck
The Waccamaw Neck is a long narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Waccamaw River in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The town of Pawleys Island is located on the Waccamaw Neck, as well as the mainland area, incorrectly called Pawleys Island, which is unincorporated. The entire area...
in Georgetown County, South Carolina