When the institution of slavery ended in 1865; Somerset Place was the third largest plantation in North Carolina. Located in the rural northeastern part of the state; Somerset was cumulatively home to more than 800 enslaved blacks and four generations of a planter family. During the 80 years that Somerset was an active plantation; hundreds of acres were farmed for rice; corn; oats; wheat; peas; beans; and flax. Today; Somerset Place is preserved as a state historic site offering a realistic view of what it was like for the slaves and freemen who once lived and worked on the plantation; once one of the Upper South’s most prosperous enterprises.
#10998529 in Books 2013-09-30 2013-10-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.40 x 1.10 x 9.30l; 1.35 #File Name: 0719083176272 pages
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