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Casa de Laga Plantation was a moderate sized cotton plantation of 1228 acres located in west central Leon County, Florida, USA owned by George A. Croom.

Location

Casa de Laga was located along the southwest shores of Lake Jackson. Today the plantation's grounds are the neighborhoods surrounding Harriet Drive, Longview Drive, Faulk Drive, Shady Oaks Drive, and slightly across N. Monroe Street or U.S. Highway 27.

Plantation Specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Casa de Laga Plantation had the following:

Improved Land: 800 acres
Unimproved Land: 428 acres
Cash value of plantation: $15,000
Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $500
Cash value of farm animals: $5850
Number of slaves: 48

Sources:

Rootsweb Plantations
Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules
Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.

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 '''Casa de Laga Plantation''' was a moderate sized [[cotton plantation]] of 1228 acres located in west central [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]], [[Florida]], [[USA]] owned by George A. Croom.
 == Location ==
-Casa de Laga was located along the southwest shores of [[Lake Jackson (Tallahassee, Florida)|Lake Jackson]]. Today the plantation's grounds are the neighborhoods surrounding Harriet Drive, Longview Drive, Faulk Drive, Shady Oaks Drive, and slightly across [[U.S. 27]].
+Casa de Laga was located along the southwest shores of [[Lake Jackson (Tallahassee, Florida)|Lake Jackson]]. Today the plantation's grounds are the neighborhoods surrounding Harriet Drive, Longview Drive, Faulk Drive, Shady Oaks Drive, and slightly across N. Monroe Street or [[U.S. 27|U.S. Highway 27]].
 ==Plantation Specifics==