Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park | |
Location | Flagler County, Florida,USA |
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Nearest city | Bunnell, Florida |
Coordinates | 29°26′10″N81°08′28″W/ 29.43611°N 81.14111°W |
Area | 109 acres (44 ha) |
Built | 1836 |
NRHP referenceNo. | 70000185[1] |
Added to NRHP | 29 September 1970 |
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Parkis aFlorida State ParkinFlagler Beach, Florida.It is three miles west ofFlagler Beachon CR 2001, south ofSR 100,and contains the ruins of anante-bellumplantationand its sugar mill, built ofcoquina,a fossiliferous sedimentary rock composed of shells. It was the largest plantation in East Florida, and was operated with the forced labor of enslaved Africans and African Americans.[2]
History[edit]
The plantation was developed beginning in 1821 by Major Charles Wilhelm Bulow, who acquired 4,675 acres on a tidal creek (later Bulow Creek). He had 2,200 acres cleared by the labor of his enslaved workforce for the cultivation of commodity crops:indigo,cotton,rice,andsugarcane.At his death in 1823, his seventeen-year-old son, John Joachim Bulow inherited the property and managed it. At Christmas 1831 into January 1832, Bulow hosted the artist and naturalistJohn James Audubon,who explored the area in his continuing study of American birds.[2][3]About that time, Bulow had a sugar mill constructed on his property. The plantation was destroyed in theSeminole War of 1836.[2]
The property and ruins were acquired by the State of Florida in 1945 and dedicated as a State Historic Park in 1957. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Placeson 29 September 1970.[2]
Fauna[edit]
Among thewildlifeof the park arebald eagles,swallow-tailed kites,and Floridamanatees.
Recreational activities[edit]
Activities includehiking,fishing,wildlife viewing,canoeingandkayaking,andpicnicking.Amenities include a 6.8 milehiking trail,a boat ramp, and a screened picnic pavilion. Bulow Creek is recognized as a State Canoe Trail. The park's interpretive center features original artifacts and exhibits about the Bulow Plantation.[4]
Hours[edit]
The park is open between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Thursday through Monday. Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"National Register Information System – Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park (#70000185)".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^abcd"Dedication ceremonies for Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park - Bunnell, Florida".floridamemory.com.Florida Memory Project.RetrievedNovember 13,2011.
- ^Audubon, Lucy, ed. (1869).The Life of John James Audubon.
- ^"Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park".Florida State Parks.Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2011.RetrievedNovember 13,2011.New website:"Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park".Florida State Parks.
External links[edit]
- Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State ParkatFlorida State Parks
- Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic SiteatAbsolutely Florida
- Hubbard, Committee of Claims (January 22, 1839)."Document No. 129: Report to accompany Senate bill No. 231".Public Documents Printed by the Order of the United States Senate, Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress.Vol. II (Containing Documents No. 18 to No. 146. Washington, DC: Blair and Rives. pp. 127–9.
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