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How big of an area is the Kingsley Plantation? How much of the area has been completed?
The original plantation was something like 1000 acres, but it's not that big anymore. There are several VERY nice private houses on the island now. The national park, which includes the Kingsley Plantation buildings, is still pretty big, though. There were originally 32 slave cabins, but only 26 are still above ground. The new building that DH just found, is one of two buildings in that area, that appear on old maps, but they hadn't found in past years. There are also some things on the island that pre-date the Kingsley era. There are some tabby crypts out in the woods that are believed to be from an earlier family, but the location of their house has not yet been found. The oldest Catholic mission in Florida was also located on the island, although, there is no building left there. Before all that, there were native people living there. So, the island could keep the university archeology program busy for years to come, especially since they only do this for 6 weeks every summer.
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How big of an area is the Kingsley Plantation? How much of the area has been completed?
The original plantation was something like 1000 acres, but it's not that big anymore. There are several VERY nice private houses on the island now. The national park, which includes the Kingsley Plantation buildings, is still pretty big, though. There were originally 32 slave cabins, but only 26 are still above ground. The new building that DH just found, is one of two buildings in that area, that appear on old maps, but they hadn't found in past years. There are also some things on the island that pre-date the Kingsley era. There are some tabby crypts out in the woods that are believed to be from an earlier family, but the location of their house has not yet been found. The oldest Catholic mission in Florida was also located on the island, although, there is no building left there. Before all that, there were native people living there. So, the island could keep the university archeology program busy for years to come, especially since they only do this for 6 weeks every summer.
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