Kingsley Plantation

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7 / 10

5 expert reviews

“The ruins of 23 tabby (a concretelike mixture of sand and crushed shells) slave houses, a barn, and the modest Kingsley home are open to the public via self-guided tours and reachable by bridge.”

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"Remains of this 19th-century plantation include a well-preserved, two-story clapboard house, a kitchen house, a barn/carriage house and remnants of 23 slave cabins built with oyster shells and sand." Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
9.0
"Set in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve — one of the last bits of unspoiled wetlands along the Atlantic Coast — Kingsley Plantation is the former home of Zephaniah Kingsley. His..." Full review
Independent Independent
"This former cotton plantation on Fort George Island offers visitors a glimpse into the history of slavery in the region"
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Like many destinations in the South, Jacksonville has a complicated history, and nowhere is this more apparent than at Kingsley Plantation. Head to this site to learn about the 1814..."