Luna Plantation

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Luna Plantation was a quail hunting plantation located in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Lloyd C. Griscom.

Lloyd C. Griscom was the son of Clement A. Griscom from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Clement was a shipping magnate, President of the Red Star Line and American Line.

When Clement A. Griscom died on October 19, 1916, Horseshoe Plantation was divided up and part sold. Lloyd C. Griscom, Clement's son received 4,000 acres (16 km²) on the west side naming it Luna Plantation while his sister Frances C. Griscom, a sportswoman, received 7,000 acres (28 km²) of the old plantation to the east and named it Water Oak Plantation.^[1] Frances Griscom was the 1900 United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship. ^[2]

Adjacent plantations 1947:

• Water Oak Plantation to the east
• Orchard Pond Plantation to the south
• Ayavalla Plantation to the south

Lloyd C. Griscom purchased the Tallahassee Democrat in 1929 owning it until his death in 1958. His widow owned the paper from 1958 through 1965.

Adjacent plantations 1967:

• Kinhega Lodge to the east
• Avayalla Plantation to the south

[edit] Fossil discovery

In 1916 during a well digging at Luna Plantation, equipment hit a bone layer from the Miocene period of some 32-18 Mya. Skeletal remains of an ancient horse Parahippus leonensis, the dog-like Osbornodon iamonensis, the dog-like Temnocyonines, the bear-dog Amphicyon, the rhinoceros Aphelops, and an ancient camel called Nothokemus were recovered from the site.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968, pp. 83-84.
2. ^ History of the McBride School
3. ^ J & S Fossils