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Butler Island Plantation was a former rice plantation located on Butler Island on the Altamaha River delta just South of Darien, Georgia. It was originally owned by Major Pierce Butler (1744–1822) and was also owned by Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and then R. J. Reynolds Jr. The plantation is managed by the Georgia Department of Natural ...
This flows north of the boomerang-shaped Butler Island. Interstate 95 crosses the west section of Butler Island. US Route 17 crosses Butler Island's east section, connecting it to General's Island and Darien. A local landmark is the 75 ft (23 m)-tall brick chimney of the Butler Island Plantation rice mill. [2]: 85
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After battling to preserve the historic property on Butler Island from sale and development, preservationists must face the threat of sea-level rise. Historic preservationists face new challenges ...
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CHARLOTTSVILLE, Va. — Gardiner Hallock, Director of Restoration for Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop plantation, stood on a red-dirt floor inside a dusty rubble-stone room built in 1809.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
In 1585, the Earl of Derby had a household of 115 people, while forty years later the Earl of Dorset was still maintaining a household of 111, all of whom were reported to be living in great state. [1] By 1722, the more elevated Duke of Chandos had a household of 90, 16 of whom were members of his private orchestra rather than domestic servants ...