Slave Plantations In Augusta Ga. 1819, there was a plot to destroy the city of augusta, ga. European ownership of the property dates to 1767 (platted in 1769), when an irish trader named george galphin was granted the land by the colony of georgia.
The grounds and buildings of this plantation are kept in great shape. Burials began there after the st. Names of slaves were not entered.
Linking names of plantations in this county with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a.
Plantation tours in savannah, georgia. If you are going to augusta, this is only about 25 minutes away. Archaeologists believe this plantation was built on the site of a 17th century yuchi indian trading village known as ogeechee old town. Now part of the telfair museums in savannah, the slave quarters behind the main house serve as perhaps the only surviving example of housing used.
