Joseph Chaires Plantation
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Leon County, Florida
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, Florida
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, USA owned by Joseph Chaires.
Location
The Joseph Chaires Plantation's northern border was located at the southeast tip of Lake LafayetteLake Lafayette, Florida
Lake Lafayette is a prairie lake located in the coastal lowland in eastern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida with US 27 / State Road 20 running close on its south side.- Prehistoric :Lake Lafayette is the remnant of a Pleistocene river delta...
. The property extended southward across Old St. Augustine Road. Today that land encompasses part of U.S. 27, Louvinia Drive, County Road 2197 (Williams Road), Old St. Augustine Rd, County Road 2195 (WW Kelly Drive) as far south as Tram Road near Lake Erie and Big Lake.
Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Joseph Chaires Plantation had the following:- Improved Land: 1400 acre (566.6 ha)
- Unimproved Land: 3400 acre (1,375.9 ha)
- Cash value of plantation: $United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
50,000 - Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $150
- Cash value of farm animals: $6,500
- Number of slaves: 130
- Bushels of corn: 5000
- Bales of cotton: 200
The owner
