Alibi Farm
283 Acres
Two adjacent conservation easements protect the historic Alibi Farm, a property once owned by Colonel Marion Smoak who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Richard Nixon. The conservation easements protect pastures, old-growth longleaf pines, and significant habitat for a wide variety of listed wildlife species.
Two landowners split ownership of Alibi Farm and maintain the properties as equestrian properties. Rolling pastures sit amongst old-growth longleaf pine forest, where prescribed fire has been used to maintain habitat for a number of declining bird, mammal, and reptile species.
The properties slope down towards Shaws Creek, one of the most significant waterways in Aiken County. One conservation easement protects more than 140 acres of bottomland hardwood forest along the creek, where the state-listed Chamberlain’s dwarf salamander finds a home. Collectively, these conservation easements contribute to the corridor of protected lands along Shaws Creek and Fox Pond Road, defining one of the most well-protected and visually impressive portions of Aiken County.
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