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George Alexander Croom was born October 7, [[1821]]. He married Julia M. Church on February 13, [[1843]]. He died July 5, [[1890]]. |
George Alexander Croom was born October 7, [[1821]]. He married Julia M. Church on February 13, [[1843]]. He died July 5, [[1890]]. |
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In [[1883]] Casa de Laga was sold to H. D. McColloch of Wisconsin. McColloch then sold the plantation 6 months later to Professor E. Warren Clark of [[Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island]]. |
In [[1883]] Casa de Laga was sold to H. D. McColloch of Wisconsin. McColloch then sold the plantation 6 months later to Professor E. Warren Clark of [[Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island]] and Austn M. Purvis of Philadelphia. Clark would eventually turn the plantation into a game preserve. In [[1891]], a Charles T. Wilson of Cincinnatti opened the Lake Jackson Hunting Lodge on the property. |
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Revision as of 18:33, 25 June 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
Croom had 96 head of cattle, 100 sheep and 100 swine. He also produced 200 pounds of wool and slaughtered livestock valued at $3000.
Owners
George Alexander Croom was born October 7, 1821. He married Julia M. Church on February 13, 1843. He died July 5, 1890.
In 1883 Casa de Laga was sold to H. D. McColloch of Wisconsin. McColloch then sold the plantation 6 months later to Professor E. Warren Clark of Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island and Austn M. Purvis of Philadelphia. Clark would eventually turn the plantation into a game preserve. In 1891, a Charles T. Wilson of Cincinnatti opened the Lake Jackson Hunting Lodge on the property.
References
- Rootsweb Plantations
- Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules
- Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
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