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Location of Horseshoe Plantation in 1860.

Horseshoe Plantation was a small cotton plantation located in northern Leon County, Florida and established around 1840 by Dr. Edward Bradford. It is currently owned and maintained by Frederic C. Hamilton

1 Location
2 Plantation specifics
3 1900s
4 References

[edit] Location

Horseshoe Plantation bordered Edward Bradford's other property of Pine Hill Plantation to its south.

[edit] Plantation specifics

Also see Pine Hill Plantation

[edit] 1900s

In 1901, Clement A. Griscom, a businessman and shipping magnate from Philadelphia whose family gained much wealth after the American Civil War purchased 978 acres and plantation house in the horseshoe bend of Lake Iamonia for $5300 from R. E. Lester, the son of Capt. William Lester of Oaklawn Plantation. From 1902 through 1903 Griscom purchased land from heirs of Burgesstown Plantation, the Whitehead family, and many other owners retaining the "Horseshoe Plantation" name. The plantation eventually was more than 10,000 acres in size with over 25 miles of woodland drives. The plantation house had a 700 foot long piazza.

Location of Horseshoe Plantation in 1911.

Griscom, an owner and breeder of Jersey cattle on his Pennsylvania farm, 'Dolobran,' brought 75 head to Horseshoe. Griscom also fancied pecans and had 75 acres set aside for their cultivation. In 1911 one-third of Horseshoe Plantation was cultivted by tenant farmers with 1200 acres in cotton and 1500 acres in corn. The remainder of the plantation was put to use for bobwhite quail. (C. Paisley)