Pebble Hill Plantation
Pebble Hill Plantation | |
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| NRHP reference No. | 90000146[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1990 |
Pebble Hill Plantation is a plantation and museum located near Thomasville, Georgia. The plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The plantation was established in the 1820s, when Thomas Jefferson Johnson built the first house.[2][3] After his death, the plantation was inherited by his daughter, Julia Ann, and her husband, John H. Mitchell.[2] They hired English architect John Wind to design a new mansion.[2][3] Their slaves grew cotton, tobacco and rice.[2]
The plantation was purchased by
Through the Pebble Peach Foundation endowed by Pansy Ireland, the plantation is open to the public.[2]
The Pebble Hill Plantation Film Collection at the University of Georgia's Brown Media Archives is thought to contain the earliest known moving image recording of Georgia, dating to 1917.[4]
See also
- Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church, a church founded by slaves in 1848, originally located on the outskirts of Pebble Hill Plantation
References
External links
- Pebble Hill Plantation website
- Pebble Hill Plantation Film Collection
Media related to Pebble Hill Plantation at Wikimedia Commons
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