Moreland was part of a 12,000-acre barony purchased in 1730 by Robert Wright, Chief Justice of South Carolina, and George Lord Anson, a British naval admiral. The barony was divided and sold in tracts that would eventually become the plantations of Palmetto Bluff. In 1774 Richard Proctor purchased 1,184 acres that would become known as Moreland Plantation. The main house at Moreland was located where the Moreland Landing pavilion is today. Over the years, the land had several owners. Then in 1915, Moreland was purchased by R. T. Wilson, a wealthy banker from New York. Wilson named his property, which would eventually total 20,000 acres, Palmetto Bluff.