[citation needed] Baruch was a noted athlete who excelled as an equestrian, sailor and hunter.

[3] When the U.S. embassy in France would not issue her a license to ride in international shows because she was a woman, she obtained one from the French.

[4] 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.

Upon her death in 1964, the property was transferred to the Belle W. Baruch Foundation[5] for the creation of a nature and research preserve.

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