First called Incochee, it was purchased in 1824 by Hezekiah and Ann Graham Ponder. Hezekiah and Ann are buried in a cemetery near U.S. 319.[1]
During the antebellum years the land was owned by John Miller and totaled 515 acres (2.08 km2). During the 1890s, the very wealthy Hanna family, owners of the M. A. Hanna Company, had been visiting Thomasville, Georgia regularly like many northern wealthy people. During the latter 1890s, the Hannas' crossed the Florida border and began purchasing land in Leon County.
Sydney E. Hutchinson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania purchased the land to be called Foshalee Plantation between 1910 and 1914. The land lay west of Foshalee Slough, a swampy lowland extending from the eastern edge of Lake Iamonia. The purchase was for several miles of property to the east of the lake as well as to the north and south. Eventually Hutchinson would extend Foshalee to 14,000 acres (57 km2).
Between the late 1910s and early 1920s, Hutchinson sold Foshalee to Harry Payne Whitney, a wealthy yachtsman and horse breeder. Whitney died October 26, 1930 and his wife, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. kept Foshalee in operation until 1938. That year Mrs. Whitney sold the 11,456-acre (46.36 km2) Foshalee to Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark of Westbury, Long Island, New York for $190,000. Mrs. Clark kept the property until 1949 after she was thrown by a horse which had stumbled into a nest of yellow jackets.
By 1966, Foshalee reported it had 5 tractors with 700 acres (2.8 km2) under cultivation, 500 of which were corn, 60 growing peanuts, and 80 acres (320,000 m2) left for dove.
Rogers, William Warren, FOSHALEE Quail Country Plantation (with an overview of Leon County FL and Thomas Country GA). Sentry Press 1989, ASIN B000M0VHBY
External links
Turning Back The Clock: Researchers in northern Florida are working to create a first-class quail hunting preserve at Foshalee Plantation
References
^Rootsweb - Inquiry on Hezekiah and Ann Graham Ponder
^Paisley, Clifton, From Cotton To Quail: An Agricultural Chronicle of Leon County, Florida, 1860-1967, University of Florida Press, 1968. pp. 91-92 ISBN978-0-8130-0718-2
January 07, 2023
foshalee, plantation, coordinates, 6617, 12036, 6617, 12036, large, quail, hunting, plantation, located, northern, leon, county, florida, united, states, 1947, contents, history, publications, external, links, referenceshistory, editfirst, called, incochee, pu. Coordinates 30 39 42 N 84 07 13 W 30 6617 N 84 12036 W 30 6617 84 12036 Foshalee Plantation was a large quail hunting plantation located in northern Leon County Florida United States Foshalee Plantation in 1947 Contents 1 History 2 Publications 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditFirst called Incochee it was purchased in 1824 by Hezekiah and Ann Graham Ponder Hezekiah and Ann are buried in a cemetery near U S 319 1 During the antebellum years the land was owned by John Miller and totaled 515 acres 2 08 km2 During the 1890s the very wealthy Hanna family owners of the M A Hanna Company had been visiting Thomasville Georgia regularly like many northern wealthy people During the latter 1890s the Hannas crossed the Florida border and began purchasing land in Leon County Sydney E Hutchinson of Philadelphia Pennsylvania purchased the land to be called Foshalee Plantation between 1910 and 1914 The land lay west of Foshalee Slough a swampy lowland extending from the eastern edge of Lake Iamonia The purchase was for several miles of property to the east of the lake as well as to the north and south Eventually Hutchinson would extend Foshalee to 14 000 acres 57 km2 Between the late 1910s and early 1920s Hutchinson sold Foshalee to Harry Payne Whitney a wealthy yachtsman and horse breeder Whitney died October 26 1930 and his wife Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt kept Foshalee in operation until 1938 That year Mrs Whitney sold the 11 456 acre 46 36 km2 Foshalee to Mrs F Ambrose Clark of Westbury Long Island New York for 190 000 Mrs Clark kept the property until 1949 after she was thrown by a horse which had stumbled into a nest of yellow jackets Foshalee Plantation in 1967 1947 Adjacent plantations Tall Timbers Plantation to the west Sunny Hill Plantation to the east Horseshoe Plantation to the southAfter Mrs Clark Foshalee then became a joint ownership of property between Robert Livingston Ireland Jr and David S Ingalls of Cleveland Ohio Ingalls was a director of Pan Am World Airways and publisher of the Cincinnati Times Star Ireland was an executive with M A Hanna Company an extensive and powerful coal company The Ingalls and Ireland families shared Foshalee equally as well as their properties of Ring Oak Plantation and Chemonie Plantation 2 By 1966 Foshalee reported it had 5 tractors with 700 acres 2 8 km2 under cultivation 500 of which were corn 60 growing peanuts and 80 acres 320 000 m2 left for dove 1967 Adjacent plantations Sunny Hill Plantation to the east Loveridge Plantation to the north Horseshoe Plantation to the southPublications EditRogers William Warren FOSHALEE Quail Country Plantation with an overview of Leon County FL and Thomas Country GA Sentry Press 1989 ASIN B000M0VHBYExternal links EditTurning Back The Clock Researchers in northern Florida are working to create a first class quail hunting preserve at Foshalee PlantationReferences Edit Rootsweb Inquiry on Hezekiah and Ann Graham Ponder Paisley Clifton From Cotton To Quail An Agricultural Chronicle of Leon County Florida 1860 1967 University of Florida Press 1968 pp 91 92 ISBN 978 0 8130 0718 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foshalee Plantation amp oldid 1096235369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
