Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
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Gamble Plantation Historic State Park | |
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
Location: | Manatee County, Florida, USA |
Nearest city: | Bradenton, Florida |
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Governing body: | National Park Service/Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park is a Florida State Park located in Ellenton, Florida on US 301. It consists of an antebellum mansion that was the home of Major Robert Gamble and 16 acres of the surrounding sugar plantation.
The mansion itself was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1970.
[edit] Recreational Activities
The park offers tours and has picnic tables.
[edit] Hours
The visitor center is open from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday through Monday; it is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
[edit] References and external links
- Manatee County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Manatee County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Gamble Plantation Historic State Park at Florida State Parks
- Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation State Historic Site at Absolutely Florida
- Gamble Plantation Historic State Historic Site at Wildernet
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA