- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Woodmanston Plantation historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Liberty County
Plantations--Georgia--Liberty County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 4.9 miles west from U.S. 17, 2.3 miles north of Riceboro
Text of marker: "WOODMANSTON PLANTATION. Established in 1760 by William and John Eatton LeConte, Woodmanston became one of Georgia's earliest inland swamp rice plantations. In spite of Indian attacks and marauding armies during the Revolution, Woodmanston prospered. In 1810 control of Woodmanston passed to Louis LeConte, John Eatton's son. Louis spent much of his time creating a botanical garden which became world famous for its collection of bulbs and camellias. Louis died in 1838 and his garden was eventually lost. Two of Louis LeConte's children, John and Joseph, became professors at the University of California at Berkley. John became the university's first president. Joseph is remembered for his geological research and as a founder of the Sierra Club. In 1973 Woodmanston was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. ERECTED 1996 BY THE LIBERTY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_woodmanston-plantation
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_woodmanston-plantation
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
