The William G. Ponder Plantation was a large cotton plantation of over 5,756 acres (2,329 ha) situated in northeastern Leon County, Florida, United States and established by William G. Ponder.
The plantation was located west of the settlement of Miccosukee and not bordering any other plantations. Today that land encompasses private property north of Moccasin Gap Road and Veteran's Memorial Drive.
Plantation statisticsedit
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William G. Ponder Plantation had the following:
G.W. Ponder was one of two absentee planters in northeast Leon County. Originally from Thomas County, Georgia, Ponder began purchasing land in Leon County in 1846.
Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
February 15, 2024
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