Haile Plantation, an
unincorporated community
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and
New Urbanist
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planned development, is a 2,600-household, development of regional impact southwest of the
city of Gainesville, within
Alachua County
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,
Florida
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, United States.
Community
While the Village Center provides the life of the community, most residents reside within easy walking distance in one of two associations: Haile Plantation Homeowners' Association and Haile Plantation West Homeowners' Association.
Haile Village Center is the neighborhood center within the development. Residents and businesses in Haile Plantation use Gainesville for mailing addresses.
Haile Plantation also includes Publix Market Square, with multiple businesses centering on the
Publix
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supermarket, including a
UF Health clinic.
History
New construction of the planned development at Haile Plantation started in the late 1970s.
Naming controversy
The development's namesake is Thomas Evans Haile, a
Sea Island Cotton South Carolina planter who developed a plantation there in 1854. Enslaved African-American people lived on and worked the land. The Haile family ancestors include some who served in the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...
. The Historic
Haile Homestead, known as Kanapaha, still stands. It was featured in the 1979 movie ''Gal Young 'Un'', based on a
story.
On August 1, 2020,
CNN
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published an opinion piece regarding the controversy over the Haile Plantation name. The Haile Plantation West
Home Owners Association formed an exploratory committee to evaluate the removal of the word "Plantation" from the name of the community. On October 26, 2020, the board of the Haile Plantation West Home Owners Association voted to keep the word "Plantation" in the name of the community.
References
External links
Historic Haile Homestead Archived website of the Haile Village Center
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Unincorporated communities in Alachua County, Florida
Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida
Populated places established in 1854
Unincorporated communities in Florida
New Urbanism communities
Planned communities in Florida
1854 establishments in Florida