Plantation Specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Pine Hill Plantation had the following:
- Improved Land: 1,500 acres (610 ha)
- Unimproved Land: 1,770 acres (720 ha)
- Cash value of plantation: $28,000
- Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $1500
- Cash value of farm animals: $5000
- Number of slaves: 130
- Bushels of corn: 4000
- Bales of cotton: 225
During March 1857 the "black measles" hit Pine Hill killing several people.
Pine Hill was situated amid rolling hills and green forests, with little streams that fed one of the nearby lakes. The plantation had a large stately mansion painted green and white and which stood in a grove of pines. The mansion was surrounded by gardens of roses and a variety of shrubbery as well as lawns. Thoroughbred Kentucky horses, cows from Alderney and Guernsey grazed on some land. To the east of the mansion were the slaves' cabins. The plantation also had a 24 foot, one room business office with several windows and a fireplace used by Dr. Bradford. This office also served as a hospital for the sick and wounded Confederate soldiers.
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