The William G. Ponder Plantation was a large cotton plantation of over 5756 acre (2,329.4 ha) situated in northeastern Leon County

Leon County, Florida

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 and established by William G. Ponder.

Location

The plantation was located west of the settlement of Miccosukee

Miccosukee, Florida

Miccosukee is a historical small unincorporated community in northeastern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is located at the junction of County Road 59 and County Road 151...

 and not bordering any other plantations. Today that land encompasses private property north of Moccasin Gap Road and Veteran's Memorial Drive.

Plantaton statistics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William G. Ponder Plantation had the following:

• Improved Land: 1000 acre (404.7 ha)
• Unimproved Land: 4000 acre (1,618.7 ha)
• Cash value of plantation: $
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  48,000
• Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $1500
• Cash value of farm animals: $6,125
• Number of slaves: 99
• Bushels of corn: 8,500
• Bales of cotton: 206

The owner

G.W. Ponder was one of two absentee planters in northeast Leon County. Originally from Thomas County, Georgia

Thomas County, Georgia

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, Ponder began purchasing land in Leon County in 1846.

Agents for William Ponder.

• B. Regan
• Jno. J. Courtney

The 1900s

In 1913, the W.G. Ponder Plantation grounds were purchased by Lewis S. Thompson of Red Bank, New Jersey

Red Bank, New Jersey

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 renaming it Sunny Hill Plantation

Sunny Hill Plantation

Sunny Hill Plantation was a large hunting plantation in northern Leon County, Florida.- Plantation :Sunny Hill Plantation was established by Lewis S. Thompson in 1913, and was created from the former W. G. Ponder Plantation...

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