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Water Oak Plantation

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The Bradford brothers took turns hosting July 4 celebrations with massive barbecues for their slaves. When it was Richard's turn to host the celebration he included fishing parties on
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During the Civil War, Richard was captain of a company of the 1st Florida Regiment. He left with his regiment for
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home overlooking Lake Iamonia. In 1964 Headley sold his hunting lodge and 3,700 acres (1,500 ha) to
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The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Water Oak Plantation had the following:
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In 1951 Griscom sold a large part of Water Oak to J.C. (Bull) Headley, a recent transplant from
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and continued with operations as a hunting plantation. Headley built a $ 150,000
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received 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) on the west side naming it
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growing cotton on 1,840 acres (740 ha) located in northern
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Location of Water Oak Plantation and Walnut Hill Plantation
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Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules
114:Richard Henry Bradford born November 15, 1800, in 129:. No whites were allowed to attend these events. 39:, United States established by Richard Bradford. 335: 276:, University of Florida Press, c1968, pp. 83-84. 190:United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship 93:Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $ 1500 144:, he was shot and killed by a sentinel of the 47:Water Oak was located in the general area of 164:Location of Water Oak Plantation in 1913 159: 83:Unimproved Land: 940 acres (380 ha) 15: 71: 336: 80:Improved Land: 900 acres (360 ha) 298:, University of Florida Press, c1968. 344:Plantations in Leon County, Florida 96:Cash value of farm animals: $ 3,500 13: 14: 360: 223:and assistant secretary of the 146:6th New York Volunteer Infantry 279: 266: 255: 244: 225:Office of Economic Opportunity 176:was divided up and part sold. 109: 1: 349:Cotton plantations in Florida 286:History of the McBride School 238: 155: 7: 138:Battle of Santa Rosa Island 42: 10: 365: 172:died on October 19, 1916, 142:Santa Rosa Island, Florida 86:Cash value of plantation: 51:. Adjacent plantations: 165: 62:Walnut Hill Plantation 21: 219:, a Congressman from 163: 102:Bushels of corn: 2500 19: 296:From Cotton To Quail 274:From Cotton To Quail 262:Rootsweb Plantations 174:Horseshoe Plantation 150:Pine Hill Plantation 105:Bales of cotton: 130 99:Number of slaves: 65 72:Plantation specifics 56:Pine Hill Plantation 25:Water Oak Plantation 316: /  201:Bull Run Plantation 294:Paisley, Clifton; 272:Paisley, Clifton; 186:Frances C. Griscom 170:Clement A. Griscom 166: 134:Pensacola, Florida 22: 320:30.554°N 84.225°W 29:forced labor farm 356: 331: 330: 328: 327: 326: 321: 317: 314: 313: 312: 309: 288: 283: 277: 270: 264: 259: 253: 248: 227:under President 178:Lloyd C. Griscom 364: 363: 359: 358: 357: 355: 354: 353: 334: 333: 325:30.554; -84.225 324: 322: 318: 315: 310: 307: 305: 303: 302: 291: 284: 280: 271: 267: 260: 256: 249: 245: 241: 182:Luna Plantation 158: 112: 74: 68: 45: 12: 11: 5: 362: 352: 351: 346: 300: 299: 290: 289: 278: 265: 254: 242: 240: 237: 229:Lyndon Johnson 157: 154: 120:North Carolina 111: 108: 107: 106: 103: 100: 97: 94: 91: 84: 81: 73: 70: 66: 65: 59: 44: 41: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 361: 350: 347: 345: 342: 341: 339: 332: 329: 297: 293: 292: 287: 282: 275: 269: 263: 258: 252: 247: 243: 236: 234: 233:Kinhega Lodge 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 193: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 162: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 130: 128: 123: 121: 117: 104: 101: 98: 95: 92: 89: 85: 82: 79: 78: 77: 69: 63: 60: 57: 54: 53: 52: 50: 49:Bradfordville 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 18: 301: 295: 281: 273: 268: 257: 246: 194: 167: 131: 127:Lake Iamonia 124: 113: 75: 67: 46: 27:was a small 24: 23: 323: / 217:Gillis Long 110:The founder 58:to the east 33:Leon County 338:Categories 311:84°13′30″W 308:30°33′14″N 239:References 221:Louisiana 156:The 1900s 209:Georgian 197:Kentucky 43:Location 116:Enfield 37:Florida 211:style 205:cattle 184:while 90:18,400 213:brick 168:When 140:, on 340:: 235:. 192:. 122:. 118:, 88:$ 35:,

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forced labor farm
Leon County
Florida
Bradfordville
Pine Hill Plantation
Walnut Hill Plantation
$
Enfield
North Carolina
Lake Iamonia
Pensacola, Florida
Battle of Santa Rosa Island
Santa Rosa Island, Florida
6th New York Volunteer Infantry
Pine Hill Plantation

Clement A. Griscom
Horseshoe Plantation
Lloyd C. Griscom
Luna Plantation
Frances C. Griscom
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
Kentucky
Bull Run Plantation
cattle
Georgian
brick
Gillis Long
Louisiana

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