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Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
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 | | Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/12/2008 8:51:58 AM | I realize they are not battle fields but (they are definitly part of Civil War history, however,)So what, and where, are some of the great Antibellum Plantations? That are still standing? I mean with rows of hanging spanish moss on old oak or cypress trees with slave quarters, the mansion, and all of the supporting buildings? I am fascinated by what lifestile went on in that bygone era?
regards, Dave
PS Spring break I am going to Florida, are there any good ones off of highway 75, that can be viewed? Also please list other good ones that the public can view?
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| DonC
Lubbock, TX, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/12/2008 9:09:22 PM | I have found several mansions in South Carolina and La. There are a few in Georgia that were off Sherman's line of march. You will not see many of the period support buildings left. Most outbuildings have been rebuilt or are no longer necessary. Slave quarters have been removed or given significant window dressing.
Any in Floria would probably be in the panhandle. Enjoy your spring break.
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| PhilPie
Granada Hills, CA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/13/2008 3:15:11 PM | West of New Orleans is River Road on which are many pre civil war mansions. Some are still private but many are open to the public and have their slave quarters intact. In fact when we were there a couple of years ago, one was for sale - 100 acres (approx) for only about $250,000.
However Katrina may have severely damaged them. So you may want to investigate & see if they are still in existence.
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| Gregory C. White
Canton, GA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/13/2008 9:44:43 PM | Dave,
Here in Georgia, the towns of Madison and Washington
are noted for their antebellum mansions. Macon also
has a number. Just north of Atlanta is Bulloch Hall,
the home of Teddy Roosevelt's mother.
In regard to slave cabins, the best example I can think of
is Boone Hall, just outside Charleston, SC. The TV series
"North & South" was partially filmed here. The slave
cabins are unique in that they are brick.
The James River plantations (numerous) between Richmond
& Williamsburg are worth visiting.
In Mississippi there are several in Natchez that I've seen
on TV, but not yet visited.
Greg
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| Monty Corse
Alexandria, VA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/16/2008 10:35:30 PM | Gregory good post, that gives a good synopsis of some areas that one can visit and see an 19th century plantation home.
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| anne in ga
Augusta, GA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 2/9/2008 5:08:29 PM | Dave,
Madison, GA is a great place, some good shopping too. Washington is also, cool, E.P. Alexander is from there. We also saw a show last night on PBS, about places to check out in GA, Washington was one of them. I guess the last Confederate pay out took place in GA, which the town folks sware that the "Confederate Gold" is still somewhere in Washington. They have folks all the time stopping by "looking" for Gold.
Charleson, is WONDERFUL! what a great place. and as Greg posted Boone Hall. There are a number of plantations in the Charleston area.
You will have to keep us posted on your trip "South." Being a good old Northern, the folks in the South are so warm and friendly.
Anne
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| borderstates
Raceland / Lafayette, LA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 4/4/2008 8:22:53 PM | Natchez, MS has several that have survived. In Louisiana you can still find Oak Alley (Interview With a Vampire -- the movie), San Francisco House, Houmas House, Destrahan Plantation, Ormond Plantation and Nottoway Plantation.
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Nottoway is the largest surviving home in Louisiana. Something over 40,000 sq feet. There are many others that I can't recall. One very famous (sorry that name escapes me as well) one just burned in the last year or so. This plantation had most of the out buildings restored and was the birth place of the Brair Rabbit Fable.
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| Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 4/12/2008 7:45:23 PM |
Quote:Dave, Madison, GA is a great place, some good shopping too. Washington is also, cool, E.P. Alexander is from there. We also saw a show last night on PBS, about places to check out in GA, Washington was one of them. I guess the last Confederate pay out took place in GA, which the town folks sware that the "Confederate Gold" is still somewhere in Washington. They have folks all the time stopping by "looking" for Gold. Charleson, is WONDERFUL! what a great place. and as Greg posted Boone Hall. There are a number of plantations in the Charleston area. You will have to keep us posted on your trip "South." Being a good old Northern, the folks in the South are so warm and friendly. Anne Hi Anne, Well I did get to visit a large Sugarmill Plantation, just north of Ormond Beach, Florida. It is the Bulow Plantation Ruins State Park. It was a fascinating site and history about the largest Sugarmill Plantation in the US. Master Bulow had over 400 slaves and he exported sugar to Savannah, Charleston, & St Augustine. The Mill was destroyed prior to the Civil War in the Seminole uprising of the 1840's. And your right most of the people we ran accross were great. thanks, Dave PS The toughest part was coming back to the cold wet North! ---------------
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| Ken Haas
IA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/12/2009 11:24:18 AM |
On our honeymoon in 1954, my wife anfd I visted a beautiful plantation at St. Francisville, La between Natchez and Baton Rouge, We returned there forty years later and found the plantation had burned to the ground. They still charged admission to tour the surviing gardens. Someone had left medical instruments boiling in a pot and forgot them. This started the fire.
Anyone recall the name of the plantation ?
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| oldsoul1864
Williamsport, PA, USA
Posts: 298
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/12/2009 4:55:28 PM |
Everyone pretty much covered this for you,
But, I will reinforce Natchez, MS. There are many beautiful ones there. I must also mention the Boone plantation just north of Charleston, SC. That is an amazingly well preserved site with great tour guides and gardens etc. The slave street is very well preserved and powerful to see.
Lew
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| Jared Frederick
The Keystone State, PA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/12/2009 7:15:30 PM | The area around Charleston, SC is MOST DEFINITELY the best place to see Gone With the Wind-type plantations...
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| JEK
New Port Richey, FL,
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/23/2009 3:15:21 PM | Straftford Hall - Virginia
Florida - Ellenton, near Bradenton - right off of 75 (301) Gamble Mansion
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| Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
Posts: 1244
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 1/24/2009 7:14:39 AM | Hi,
The only way to view and enjoy these sites is on vacation, I remember just slowly walking the streets of Charleston, SC., New Orleans, LA. in the early morning. Just me, my camera and a big cup of coffee! Now that's the way to spend a morning, ya gotta love history!
MD
PS Ya gotta have Beignets and Coffee, in Jackson Square, look over the square, and that Old Man River!?
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| joe mieczkowski
Fairfield, PA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 2/21/2009 4:01:18 PM | Closer to home: Berkeley Plantation (Harrisonn's Landing) near Williamsburg, VA
During the American Civil War, Union troops occupied Berkeley Plantation, and President Abraham Lincoln twice visited there in the summer of 1862 to confer with Gen. George B. McClellan.
The mansion is open for tours.
The tour includes a conducted tour of Berkeley Plantation's 1726 manor house, a Civil War museum, film presentation and a visit to the monument where General Daniel Butterfield composed "Taps" during the Civil War.
Joe
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| Jared Frederick
The Keystone State, PA, USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 2/21/2009 4:07:44 PM | I've been there. Pretty nice...
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| Aragorn243
Ephrata, PA, USA
Posts: 1025
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 3/1/2009 8:09:02 PM | I don't know if it's an Antibellum Plantation but there is Belle Grove Plantation in the center of the Cedar Creek battlefield.
It is fully furnished and restored to what they believe to be its early appearance.
www.bellegrove.org
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| savagereb
Sparta, TN, USA
Posts: 5
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 7/9/2009 5:00:35 PM | Right SOUTH of Nashville,TN in the Franklin/Spring Hill area, there are some Fine plantation Homes to see. Starting in Nashville, headed South, You've Got Bell Meade,Belmont,Travellers Rest,(Hood's Hq for the Battle of Nashville), the Lotz House,Carnton,(where the Bodies of Gen. Cleburne and the other Generals bodies were taken after the Battle of Franklin), Rippavilla, and Rattle and Snap Plantation. ALL o these are only 45Min. South of The Music City!!
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| Sherri
Lexington, KY, USA
Posts: 151
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 8/14/2009 7:09:48 PM | Dave,
Since you are going to be in the Charleston area, go to the Boone Plantation where they still have the Slave Quarters. Drake Mansion is available for tours but without any furniture in it. The only reason it wasn't burned was because the lady of the house posted a sign out front stating that someone inside had polio which scared off the soldiers. Great thinking on her part. There are several homes you can tour in Charleston but just taking the walking tour you'll get the feel of the homes. The carriage tours are worth it because you'll get to hear the history of the homes as well as rest your feet.(The Red Sash Carriage Tours came highly recommended to me and I wasn't disappointed).
Sherri
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| Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
Posts: 1244
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 8/30/2009 8:39:56 AM | Thanks Sherri,
I'm in for the Boone Plantation. What about Savannah are there any great Plantations there?
thanks,
MD
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| Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
Posts: 1244
| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 12/6/2009 1:28:09 PM | Hey Ya'll,
I made it to Boone Hall Plantation, last week and it was awesome!
Thanks for the advice!
Dave
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| 48th Ga H Co
USA
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| | Re: Where is the best place to visit Antibellum Plantations? | | Posted on: 6/19/2010 5:10:20 PM |
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Nottoway is the largest surviving home in Louisiana. Something over 40,000 sq feet. There are many others that I can't recall. One very famous (sorry that name escapes me as well) one just burned in the last year or so. This plantation had most of the out buildings restored and was the birth place of the Brair Rabbit Fable.
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with utmost respect these folks have a different notion of Brer Rabbit's origins
http://www.uncleremus.com/museum.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Chandler_Harris
I was fortunate to visit the museum it was quite touching.
Savannah is lovely, I'd pick the Charleston area though.
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