Bannerman Plantation, human settlement in Florida, United States of America
Bannerman Plantation is a forced-labor farm of about 1,500 acres (610 ha) in northwest Leon County, Florida, just north of the old Meridian community and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia. Its two-story plantation house at 13426 N. Meridian Rd. has porches on both floors that partially wrap to each side, supported by eight columns, with fireplaces on both sides and a kitchen extending off the left side. The plantation's original boundaries are unknown.
Bannerman Plantation was established in 1852 or earlier by Charles Bannerman, who came from North Carolina. The 1860 Leon County agricultural census records 67 enslaved people, 700 acres of improved land and 800 unimproved, with 4,000 bushels of corn and 120 bales of cotton. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The name comes from Charles Bannerman of North Carolina, who ran the forced-labor farm by 1852. The 1860 census recorded 67 enslaved people there, alongside 4,000 bushels of corn and 120 bales of cotton. The house at 13426 N. Meridian Rd. has porches on both floors, eight columns, side fireplaces and a kitchen extending off the left side.
The house stands at 13426 N. Meridian Road in northwest Leon County, north of the old Meridian community and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia. The plantation's original boundaries are unknown, so there is no defined circuit to walk; the address marks the house itself. The 1860 census recorded 700 acres of improved land and 800 acres unimproved.
The 1860 Leon County agricultural census valued Bannerman Plantation at $14,475, with farm implements worth $700 and animals worth $5,000. The same return lists 67 enslaved people, 700 acres of improved land and 800 acres unimproved, plus 4,000 bushels of corn and 120 bales of cotton.
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