The William A. Carr Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) in northwestern Leon County, Florida, established by William A. Carr.
The land was situated at the northern tip of Lake Carr and encompassed what is now the small unincorporated African American community of Blocker and the Cedar Hill Road area. Carr Lane, a road in northern Leon County just off Bannerman Road, is the remnant of William Carr in the area.
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The Leon County, Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William A. Carr Plantation had the following:
William Carr was originally from Virginia. Outside of agriculture, Carr was a stockholder with the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company in 1838.[1] In 1840, Carr was a complainant in a land case before the United States Supreme Court. Carr was also one of the first teachers at the all-black McBride School.[2]
william, carr, plantation, small, cotton, plantation, acres, northwestern, leon, county, florida, established, william, carr, location, burgesstown, plantation, contents, location, statistics, owner, notes, references, external, linkslocation, editthe, land, s. The William A Carr Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 2 000 acres 8 1 km2 in northwestern Leon County Florida established by William A Carr Location of Burgesstown Plantation Contents 1 Location 2 Statistics 3 Owner 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLocation editThe land was situated at the northern tip of Lake Carr and encompassed what is now the small unincorporated African American community of Blocker and the Cedar Hill Road area Carr Lane a road in northern Leon County just off Bannerman Road is the remnant of William Carr in the area Statistics editThe Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William A Carr Plantation had the following Improved land 1000 acres 4 km2 Unimproved land 1000 acres 4 km2 Cash value of plantation 31 000 Cash value of farm implements machinery 1000 Cash value of farm animals 5 000 Number of enslaved persons 77 Bushels of corn 5000 Bales of cotton 260Owner editWilliam Carr was originally from Virginia Outside of agriculture Carr was a stockholder with the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company in 1838 1 In 1840 Carr was a complainant in a land case before the United States Supreme Court Carr was also one of the first teachers at the all black McBride School 2 Notes edit milledgevillenews2 pdf LakeMcBride htmlReferences editRootsweb Plantations Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Sschedules Paisley Clifton From Cotton To Quail University of Florida Press c 1968 External links editCarr v Duval 39 U S 77 1840 This article about a location in Leon County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a plantation in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William A Carr Plantation amp oldid 1049052240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
