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Live Oak Plantation was originally a small cotton plantation of 1,560 acres (630 ha), operated by captive, enslaved workers and located in central Leon County, Florida, United States. It was established by John Branch who arrived in Florida in 1832 and served as Florida Territorial Governor while living at Live Oak for 15 years.
Though not a native, Call came to Florida in 1814 and was a land owner in Leon County as early as the 1820s. He established Orchard Pond Plantation and The Grove Plantation. John Branch served from 1844 to 1845. Also not a native, Branch moved to Leon County in the 1830s purchasing land on which he would establish Live Oak Plantation.
The forced-labor farms of Leon County were numerous and vast.Leon County, Florida, was a hub of cotton production. From the 1820s through 1850s Leon County's fertile red clay soils and long growing season attracted cotton planters from Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, among other states as well as countries abroad.
Live Oak Plantation, Florida; M. Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site; Miccosukee Plantation; Mossview Plantation; O. Oaklawn Plantation (Leon County, Florida)
The Naval Live Oaks Reservation (also known as Deer Point Live Oaks Reservation or Deer Point Plantation) is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is near Gulf Breeze, Florida. It was purchased by the U.S. government in [ 2 ] 1828 as the first federal tree farm and began operations on January 18, 1829.
Trees available for purchase include ones harvested from George Washington’s sweet gum at Mount Vernon, southern magnolias from the farm of President Jimmy Carter, and even a selection of tree ...
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10 miles south of Live Oak on State Road 49 30°11′07″N 82°54′13″W / 30.185278°N 82.903611°W / 30.185278; -82.903611 ( Hull-Hawkins Live Oak