Joseph Chaires Plantation was a large
cotton plantation
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of located in southern
Leon County,
Florida
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, United States owned by Joseph Chaires.
Location
The Joseph Chaires Plantation's northern border was located at the southeast tip of
Lake Lafayette
Lake Lafayette is a prairie lake located in the coastal lowland in eastern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida with US 27 / State Road 20 running close on its south side.
History
Prehistoric
Originally known as Prairie Lake, Lake Lafayette is t ...
. The property extended southward across Old St. Augustine Road. Today that land encompasses part of
U.S. 27, Louvinia Drive,
County Road 2197 (Williams Road),
County Road 2196 (Old St. Augustine Road),
County Road 2195 (WW Kelly Drive) as far south as
County Road 259 (Tram Road) near Lake Erie and Big Lake.
Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Joseph Chaires Plantation had the following:
* Improved Land:
* Unimproved Land:
* Cash value of plantation:
$50,000
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $150
* Cash value of farm animals: $6,500
* Number of persons enslaved: 130
* Bushels of corn: 5000
* Bales of cotton: 200
The owner
Joseph Chaires was the son of
Benjamin Chaires and cousin of Green Chaires.
References
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*Paisley, Clifton; ''From Cotton To Quail'', University of Florida Press, c1968.
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Plantations in Leon County, Florida
Cotton plantations in Florida