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Kingsley Plantation

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  • Kingsley Plantation is a National Park and former plantation located in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • During the time period when the plantation was established many people were coming to Florida seeking fortunes through slave labor.
  • The name ‘Kingsley’ comes from Zephaniah Kingsley, one of the owners of the plantation, between 1814 and 1837.
  • Enslaved people lived in what were originally 32 tabby cabins. Now, only 25 of the “houses” remain.
  • Many things were grown at Kingsley Plantation. Sea Island Cotton was the main cash crop and because of it’s long and delicate fibers had to be worked COMPLETELY by hand! Indigo was another important crop.