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The Daniel B. Meginniss Plantation was a forced-labor farm of 1,610 acres (650 ha) located in Leon County, Florida, United States established by Daniel B. Meginniss.[1] In 1860, 70 enslaved people worked the land, which was primarily devoted to producing cotton as a cash crop.
Plantation specifics
[edit]The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Meginniss Plantation had the following:
- Improved Land: 800 acres (320 ha)
- Unimproved Land: 810 acres (330 ha)
- Cash value of plantation: $40,000
- Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $500
- Cash value of farm animals: $4150
- Number of slaves: 70
- Bushels of corn: 3000
- Bales of cotton: 150
The owner
[edit]Daniel B. Meginniss was born in 1820 in Maryland. Meginniss is shown as a voter in the First Florida Election in 1845.
- 1845 voters
- 1860 plantations
- Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
References
[edit]- ^ Ensley, Gerald (January 2, 2012). "Local Names: Meginnis Arm". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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