Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park | |
Location | Flagler County, Florida, USA |
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Nearest city | Bunnell, Florida |
Coordinates | 29°26′10″N 81°08′28″W / 29.43611°N 81.14111°W |
Area | 109 acres (44 ha) |
Built | 1836 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000185[1] |
Added to NRHP | 29 September 1970 |
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is a
History
The plantation was developed beginning in 1821 by Major Charles Wilhelm Bulow, who acquired 4,675 acres on a tidal creek (later Bulow Creek). He had 2,200 acres cleared by the labor of his enslaved workforce for the cultivation of commodity crops:
The property and ruins were acquired by the State of Florida in 1945 and dedicated as a State Historic Park in 1957. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 29 September 1970.[2]
Fauna
Among the wildlife of the park are bald eagles, swallow-tailed kites, and Florida manatees.
Recreational activities
Activities include
Hours
The park is open between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Thursday through Monday. Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Gallery
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park (#70000185)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Dedication ceremonies for Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park - Bunnell, Florida". floridamemory.com. Florida Memory Project. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Audubon, Lucy, ed. (1869). The Life of John James Audubon.
- Florida State Parks.
External links
- Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park at Florida State Parks
- Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site at Absolutely Florida
- Hubbard, Committee of Claims (January 22, 1839). "Document No. 129: Report to accompany Senate bill No. 231". Public Documents Printed by the Order of the United States Senate, Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress. Vol. II (Containing Documents No. 18 to No. 146. Washington, DC: Blair and Rives. pp. 127–9.