Forks of the Cypress
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| Forks of the Cypress | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Nearest city: | Florence, Alabama |
| Area: | Lauderdale County, Alabama |
| Built/Founded: | 1830 |
| Architect: | James Jackson |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival Architecture |
| Added to NRHP: | October 10, 1997 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97001166 |
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[edit] James Jackson
The Forks of the Cypress plantation was built in 1820 and owned by James Jackson and his wife, Sally Moore Jackson. James Jackson, a sometime business associate, but no kin, to GeneralAndrew Jackson , was born 25 October,1782 in Ballibay County, Monoghan, Ireland. He died 17 Aug 1840, in Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was buried in the family cemetery, near the remains of the planation house. Sarah (Moore) Jackson, his widow, was the executor of his will, and on 9 Oct 1840 made bond in the amount of $400,000.
[edit] The Plantation
During the Civil War invading Union forces used the lands of the Forks as a base camp. At this time the farm was owned by James's widow Sarah Jackson. The house burned down after being struck by lightening on June 6, 1966. The ancestral family of Alex Haley were enslaved on this plantation, which provides a setting for much of his book, Queen
[edit] Current State
The white, Greek Revival main house was not rebuilt after burning to the ground during a lightning storm in 1966. It was, however, designated as a registered historic place, and its columns and Jackson family cemetery remain. It is located on Jackson Rd., roughly 1.5 mi. NW of jct of Cox Creek Pkwy and Jackson Rd.
[edit] References
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/99999999/ETS/70222025/1107/TOURISM
http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/historyshoals2.htm
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