| Placentia Plantation | |
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 Interactive map of the Placentia Plantation area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°01′37″N81°03′40″W / 32.02685570°N 81.060990°W /32.02685570; -81.060990 |
Placentia Plantation was aplantation founded in the 18th century nearcolonialSavannah,Province of Georgia, around 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of the city and a short distance west of theWilmington River. Untilemancipation, the plantation was worked byblack slaves.[1]
Josiah Tattnall Jr., son of founding father of SavannahJosiah Tattnall Sr., inherited the plantation in 1781.[2][3][4][5] He was born at nearbyBonaventure Plantation. In 1786, Tattnall sold 850 acres (340 ha) of Plancentia to John McQueen.[6]
William Hughes, after surveying the land, divided the property into twelve equal parcels, each containing 65 acres (26 ha). The plots ran from Skidaway Road to the marshes at the Wilmington River.[6]
Since 1891,Savannah State University has stood partly on the plantation's colored cemetery,[7] a 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) burial site containing manyunmarked graves.[1]
In the early 19th century,John Postell Williamson began cultivating the land for rice, cotton and corn.[6][8][9]
In 2018, construction on a memorial garden for the colored graveyard was begun at Savannah State University.[10]
Placentia Canal flows north through the area and empties into the Wilmington River across fromRichardson Creek.[11] It was constructed between 1877 and 1887.[12]
The plantation is mentioned inBig Auntie's Pearls, a 2021 novel by Hope Gregory.[13]
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