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One year the plantation made $10,000 (equivalent to $224,976 in 2024), which was an extraordinary income at the time, particularly for sparsely-populated Florida. [8] In 1811, when she turned 18, Kingsley granted Anna legal manumission, which confirmed her high status at the plantation. Most visitors had assumed she was already a free woman.
The Plantation Library, based out of Peters Elementary School, was founded in 1961, with Helen B. Hoffman as chairwoman and members of the Plantation Woman's Club as volunteer workers. [7] In 1962, Edwin Deicke donated $100,000 to the city for expanding and renovating the Hoffman Building (which was renamed to the Deicke Auditorium in 1973). [ 31 ]
The Amelia Island Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Amelia Island Plantation and later Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Women's Tennis Association event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.
Marriages between white plantation owners and African women were common in East Florida. [21] The Spanish government provided for a separate class of free people of color, and encouraged slaves to purchase their freedom.
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
People from Plantation, Florida (1 C, 25 P) S. South Plantation High School alumni (15 P) Pages in category "Plantation, Florida"
Florida has teams in all five American major league sports. Florida's most recent major-league team, Inter Miami, began play in MLS in 2020. [305] The Miami Masters is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier tennis event, whereas the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships is an ATP World Tour 250 event.
Flora Mae Ross was born in 1910 or 1911 on Springhill Plantation in Thomas County, Georgia, near the Florida border. [3] [1] Her father Eddie was a handyman on the plantation and her mother Lessie (c. 1886–1971) a cook. [b] [3] Flora Mae had a sister and a brother. [4] They moved to Tallahassee, Florida, in 1914. [1]