Kingsley Plantation History of the Fort George Island Plantation

Company

National Park Service

Price

$5.99

Source

Official Store

Fort George Island is located near the mouth of the St. Johns River in the northeastern corner of Florida. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, different owners, their families, and hundreds of enslaved people inhabited this one-thousand-acre island. Here, fortunes were made and lost, with wealth often measured in human property, and freedom, the ultimate luxury. This booklet features historical maps, photographs, and first-hand accounts that trace Fort George Island’s transformation across 250 years. Today, the National Park Service preserves a portion of the original plantation…