- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2004
- Date of Original:
- 2004
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site (Juliette, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Monroe County, Juliette, 33.10735, -83.80018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 J3 2004
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bj3-b2004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bj3-b2004
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
STATE HISTORIC SITE
FACILITIES
Museum and Film Plantation Buildings Gift Shop Picnic Area Bus Parking
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STATE PARKS & HISTORIC SITES ,
Nestled in the red clay hills of Georgia, this cotton plantation was owned by a single family for more than 140 years. It survived Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea," typhoid fever, Emancipation, Reconstruction, the cotton boll weevil, the advent of steam power and a transition from farming to forestry.
In 1847, John FitzJarrell built a simple heart pine house typical of most plantations and made many of the furnishings visitors see today. In 1860, the 600-acre plantation was farmed by 39 slaves. After the Civil War, John increased his land to nearly 1,000 acres farmed by former slaves. As John aged, most workers left and the slave houses deteriorated and disappeared.
After John 's death, his son, Dick Jarrell, gave up teaching to return to the farm , and in 1895, he built a small house for his family that grew to 12 children. Dick diversified the farm , adding a sawmill, cotton gin, gristmill, shingle mill, planer, sugar cane press, syrup evaporator, workshop, barn and outbuildings. In 1974, his descendants donated these buildings to establish Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site.
Operated by theGeorgia Department of Natural Resources 6/04
Located southeast of Juliette, 18 miles east of 1-75 Forsyth exit #1 85 or 18 miles north of Macon exit #171 .
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Indian Springs State Park camping
High Falls State Park camping
Historic Macon , Ga. Whistlestop Cafe, Juliette Old Clinton Historic District
Antebellum Trail Piedmont National
Wild life Refuge Lake Juliette Hitchiti Experimental Forest Griswoldville Battlefield
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
and New Year 's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday. Group rates available with advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available.
INFORMATION
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Si te 711 Jarrell Pl antation Road Juliette, GA 31046-2515 478-986-5172
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org