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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.
Leon County in the 1820s and 1830s was the destination of a number of northern planters. Besides the aforementioned R.K. Call and John Branch, names such as Francis W. Eppes, William Bailey, the Chaires brothers, the Bradford brothers, George Taliaferro Ward, and many others began large cotton plantations in Leon County.
Location of Leon County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Leon County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Leon County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
Pages in category "Plantations in Leon County, Florida" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
The Leon County, Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William A. Carr Plantation had the following: Improved land: 1000 acres (4 km 2) Unimproved land: 1000 acres (4 km 2) Cash value of plantation: $31,000; Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $1000; Cash value of farm animals: $5,000; Number of enslaved persons: 77; Bushels of ...
Chemonie Plantation was a forced-labor farm of 1,840 acres (740 ha) in northern Leon County, Florida, United States, established by Hector Braden. By 1860, 64 enslaved people worked the land, which was primarily used to produce cotton as a cash crop .
Burgesstown Plantation was a large forced-labor farm of 8,100 acres (3,300 ha) in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Frederich R. Cotten between 1850 and 1855. Cotten used the forced labor of enslaved people to work his land, which was primarily devoted to growing cotton as a cash crop .