Slave Plantations In Jacksonville Florida. You can explore the grounds at kingsley plantation, which include the slave quarters, barn, waterfront, plantation house, kitchen house, and interpretive garden. As for the levetts, the family left the area when florida returned to spanish rule, relocating briefly to the bahamas before establishing a new sea.
The history of the island spans more than 1000 years beginning with the timucuan indians. The 1798 kingsley plantation house faces the fort george river in jacksonville. An appraisal appendixes bibliography index 1 9 28 53 78 ioi 122 153 171 195 229 24i ix page 17
The plantation was originally 1,000 acres, most of which has been taken over by forest;
Slaveholders and plantation growth 8. It is located at the northern tip of fort george island at fort george inlet, and is part of the timucuan ecological and historic preserve managed by the u.s. However, before this, they used slave labor to undertake their business. The slave quarters at kingsley plantation, shown here as they stand today, were built from a material called tabby, a crude cement mixture of sand, water and lime derived from oyster shells, then poured into molds to harden.
