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Historic Alabama Plantations by County A-E

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Jun 30, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/30/00

In a message dated 6/29/00 10:13:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
AMcfa...@aol.com writes:

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BARBOUR COUNTY
1. Wyecott Plantation

CHEROKEE COUNTY
1. Coffey Plantation

CHOCTAW COUNTY
1. Oakchia Plantation -built in 1839 and moved from Lavaca, PO inoperation
1905-c. 1929
2. Ruffins Plantation -at 7000 acres, one of the largest plantations in the
county c. 1860

CLARKE COUNTY
1. Castle Plantation -also known as Gilmore, Cedar Creek and Forbes
Plantation
2. Cedar Plantation -also known as Gilmore, Castle, and Forbes Plantation
3. Forbes Plantation -also known as Gilmore, Castle, and Cedar Creek
Plantation
4. Gilmore Plantation -also known as Castle, Cedar Creek, and Forbes
Plantation

COLBERT COUNTY
1. BelleMonte Springs -Named for Belle Monte Plantation
2. McKiernan Plantation -built in the 1820's or 30's, also known as Spring
Hill Plantation
3. Melrose - named for Melrose Plantation and a school that burnedin 1839
4. Spring Hill Plantation -also known as McKiernan Plantation
5. Walnut Grove Plantation - the home of Col. James Fennel
6. Lane Springs -Issac Lane built his plantation home there

ETOWAH COUNTY
1. Benson -named for a Plantation

Source: The Historical Atlas of Alabama Volume I : Historical Locations by
County by W. Craig Remmington & Thomas J. Kallsen
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