Belle W. Baruch

Belle Wilcox Baruch (August 16, 1899 – April 25, 1964) was a noted equestrian and the daughter of financier Bernard Mannes Baruch.

They had three children: Belle Baruch; Bernard Baruch Jr.; and Renee Baruch.

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. Hobcaw Barony is located on Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Later, his eldest child, Belle W. Baruch, began purchasing the property from her father beginning in 1936.

Hobcaw Barony is located on Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

The University of South Carolina and Clemson University maintain the Belle W. Baruch research site at Hobcaw Barony on Waccamaw Neck.

Hobcaw Barony is located on Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Notable cultural locations are Brookgreen Gardens, Huntington Beach State Park, and the Belle Baruch Nature Preserve at Hobcaw Barony, a group of former plantation purchased between 1905 and 1910 as a hunting preserve by financier Bernard Baruch.

Her paternal grandfather was Simon Baruch, a physician.

Her uncle was Herman B. Baruch, also a physician.

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.

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.

The first Pargo (SS-264) was laid down 21 May 1942 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT; launched 24 January 1943; sponsored by Miss Belle Baruch; and commissioned 26 April 1943, Lt. Comdr.

Throughout the war, Owens also ran a radio training class at the YWCA in New York where alumni included Belle Baruch.