KINGSLEY PLANTATION
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Plantation on Fort George Island, bordering the Fort George River with a rich flora and the foundations of slave houses
This beautiful plantation is located on Fort George Island, on the banks of the Fort George River. You will enter the estate through a beautiful, lush, tropical forest that looks like it has been there for hundreds of years. But think again! In the days of slavery, the area was full of plantations and most of the forest clusters on either side of the road were replaced by cotton fields a hundred years ago. The entrance to the property is through the slave houses, of which only the foundations remain. More than a hundred souls worked here between 1765 and 1865, not only in the fields, but also in maintaining the perfectly preserved mansion, growing their own crops. Because of its location on the Fort George River branch, Kingsley Plantation had all the makings of an ideal location for growing and trading timber, cotton, shellfish, animals, and food crops... At the time, Americans were convinced that only Africans were fit to endure such conditions of intense heat and humidity, clouds of stinging insects, etc. To the left of the mansion is the Visitor Center. The rangers ' welcome is particularly warm, and abundant documentation is for sale (books on segregation, on the plantation...). Don't hesitate to continue your way along the bank, through a small passage between the trees and the abundant flora, to the wooden pontoon. It's really a must-see, and it's free!
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