Sunny Hill Plantation was established by Lewis S. Thompson in 1913, and was created from the former W. G. Ponder Plantation. Just before World War I, Thompson purchased land to the north swelling the plantation to around 20,000 acres (8,100 ha).
Walter E. EdgeLocation of Sunny Hill Plantation in 1967
In 1937, Sunny Hill was purchased by Walter E. Edge who had sold his portion of Norias Plantation the year before. The transaction required 19 pages of deeds and records. Edge spent more time at Sunny Hill after completing his 2nd term as Governor of New Jersey from 1944-1947. In 1966, Mr. Camilla Edge kept a herd of 100 Black Angus cattle. Out of 6,000 acres (2,400 ha), 780 acres (320 ha) out were set aside for growing corn, 14 for cotton, and 27 for peanuts.
^Paisley, Clifton, From Cotton To Quail: An Agricultural Chronicle of Leon County, Florida, 1860-1967, University of Florida Press, 1968. p. 107. ISBN978-0-8130-0718-2
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