 Park
(478) 986-5172
Nestled in the red clay hills of Georgia, this cotton plantation was
owned by a single family for more than 140 years. It survived Gen.
Sherman’s “March to the Sea,” typhoid fever, Emancipation,
Reconstruction, the cotton boll weevil, the advent of steam power and a
transition from farming to forestry.
In 1847, John Fitz Jarrell built a simple heart pine house typical of
most plantations and made many of the furnishings visitors see today. In
1860, the 600-acre plantation was farmed by 39 slaves. After the Civil
War, John increased his land to nearly 1,000 acres farmed by former
slaves. As John aged, most workers left and the slave houses
deteriorated and disappeared.
After John’s death, his son, Dick Jarrell, gave up teaching to return to
the farm, and in 1895, he built a small house for his family that grew
to 12 children. Dick diversified the farm, adding a sawmill, cotton gin,
gristmill, shingle mill, planer, sugar cane press, syrup evaporator,
workshop, barn and outbuildings. In 1974, his descendants donated these
buildings to establish Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 2-5:30PM; Last tour
begins at 4PM. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas
Day and New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday.
Admission: $2.50-$4
Group rates available with advance notice.
Facilities:
Museum and Film
Plantation Buildings
Gift Shop
Picnic Area
Bus Parking
Address/Directions
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site
711 Jarrell Plantation Rd.
Juliette , GA 31046
Located southeast of Juliette, 18 miles from I-75 Forsyth exit
#185 or 18 miles north of Macon exit #171. |
