THE KINGSLEY PLANTATION BEGINNING OF THE PLANTATION The

THE KINGSLEY PLANTATION

BEGINNING OF THE PLANTATION �The Kingsley plantation otherwise known as the Zephaniah Kingsley Plantation was constructed in 1793. �It was first owned by a former revolutionary war veteran nicknamed lightning Mc. Queen. �It was built during the Spanish reign over Florida. �Was constructed in Ft George Florida near Jacksonville. �The actual building the owner live in is the oldest plantation house in Florida.

HISTORY OF THE PLANTATION �Like I said before the plantation was first owned my Mc. Queen. �Mc. Queen did not like the Spanish rule in Florida so he fled and sold it. �He sold it to a guy named John Mc. Intosh. �Mc. Intosh was a supporter of the US rebellion against Spanish rule over Florida.

CONTINUED �Eventually Mc. Intosh's efforts were worn out and he too fled and went back to his home in Georgia. �In 1814 Zephaniah Kingsley leased it from Mc. Intosh. �This was the beginning of the many years Kingsley spent at the plantation.

ZEPHANIAH KINGSLEY �Kingsley was born in England later settled in Ft George. �He took over the plantation in 1814. �Kingsley married one of his former slaves. �Interracial marriage was not looked down upon in Spanish culture but it was looked down upon in the US.

CONTINUED �Just seven years later in eighteen twenty one the state of Florida was taken away from Spain and put into the hands of the US. �This was not good for Kingsley because he had married someone from another race. �Kingsley was forced to move his family to haiti while he stayed behind.

CONTINUED AGAIN �He stayed behind at the plantation hoping that he would reunite with his family one day. �Before he could, he died in 1843 in New York. �His wife then obtained the plantation. �This didn’t last long because Ft George eventually became a recreational destination instead of a place to run a plantation.

THE PLANTATION �The plantation was originally 1, 000 acres. �The plantation grew and harvested crops such as cotton sugar cane corn and citrus. �The building where Kingsley stayed in is the oldest cited plantation in the state of Florida.

MODERN DAY KINGSLEY �Most of the plantation is now lying in ruins but there are still some parts of the plantation that are still standing. �The plantation officially acquired by the national park service in 1991. �This is a picture of some of the Kingsley ruins.

CONTINUED �The plantation is now a tourist destination. �It is also a place to hold weddings and banquets. �The number one business they have there is their tour of the plantation. �Below is a picture of modern day Kingsley.

PICTURES OF KINGSLEY

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