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Future Plantation founder, Frederick C. Peters, the millionaire heir to a shoe business, moved to Goulds, Florida in 1931 (following doctor's advice to seek a warmer climate for his son), beginning both potato and cattle businesses; [26] [27] [7] [28] however, in 1939, Peters received advice from Stephan Zacher (a ranch-owner) to find better ...
From 1944 to 1945 he was engaged by Frederick C. Peters, founder of Plantation, Florida to work on a city plan for the future Broward County community. The city was incorporated April 23, 1953. An article in the Miami Herald on August 1, 1954, covered the new city's plan, describing Plantation as "The City of the Future". [8]
Location of Frederick County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Robert Ruffin Barrow (1798–1875), American plantation owner who owned more than 450 slaves and a dozen plantations. [26] William Beckford (1709–1770), politician and twice Lord Mayor of London. He inherited about 3,000 enslaved people from his brother Peter. [27] William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), writer and collector. He inherited ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The plantation was notable for its size and ethnic character; more typical landholdings in the area were much smaller, with no more than a dozen slaves, and were owned by German immigrant farmers. [2] The slave population at l'Hermitage was the second largest in Frederick County, and one of the largest in Maryland. [6]
Frederick Peters (April 8, 1851 – July 29, 1919) was a lawyer and Prince Edward Island politician, who served as the sixth premier of Prince Edward Island.
Cooleemee (/ ˈ k uː l ɪ m iː /), [3] also known as the Cooleemee Plantation House, is a house located between Mocksville and Lexington, North Carolina, at the terminus of SR 1812 (Peter Hairston Rd.) on the Yadkin River in Davie County, North Carolina. It is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, designated in 1978 for its architecture.