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[[Image:Casa_de_Laga_Plantation.png|thumb|right|350px|Location of Casa de Laga Plantation.]] |
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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]] established by George A. Croom. |
'''Casa de Laga Plantation''' was a moderate sized [[cotton plantation]] of 1228 acres located in west central [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]], [[Florida]], [[USA]] established by George A. Croom. |
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=== Location === |
==== Location ==== |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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===Plantation Specifics=== |
====Plantation Specifics==== |
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The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Casa de Laga Plantation had the following: |
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Casa de Laga Plantation had the following: |
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* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $500 |
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $500 |
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* Cash value of farm animals: $5850 |
* Cash value of farm animals: $5850 |
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* Number of slaves: |
* Number of slaves: 70 |
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* Bushels of corn: 3,000 |
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* Bales of cotton: 200 |
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Revision as of 14:11, 11 May 2006
Casa de Laga Plantation was a moderate sized cotton plantation of 1228 acres located in west central Leon County, Florida, USA established 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: 70
- Bushels of corn: 3,000
- Bales of cotton: 200
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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