Rose Hill Plantation

Rose Hill Plantation

Rose Hill Plantation was a moderate sized quail hunting plantation established by Ralph Nicholson in 1950 and located in Leon County, Florida, United States.

In 1830 the western section of what would become Rose Hill was purchased by William A. Carr who already owned the William A. Carr Plantation.

John Branch purchased the land in 1834 and it then became a portion of his Live Oak Plantation. Branch died in 1863 and Live Oak became the property of Margaret Donalson. Margret had married General Daniel S. Donalson, part of the family of Mrs. Andrew (Rachel) Jackson. Mrs. Donalson stayed on the plantation through the Civil War.

In 1887, the property was purchased by John MacNicol and in 1892 it was sold to Thomas Reid who described himself in his will as "a merchant of Kilmardinny, Glasgow, Scotland."

In 1936, the property was acquired by Griscom Bettle, who owned much of the land around Lake Jackson.

The Nicholsons

In 1950, Rose Hill was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nicholson. Nicholson was a noted newspaperman and publisher of a number of newspapers. Nicholson bought the New Orleans Item which he pulled together and sold in 1949 at a $600,000 profit, and he made a success of the St. Petersburg Independent, [ [http://poynter.org/resource/public/20040930_150014_27459.pdf Poyter.org: St. Petersburg Observer] ] and the Charlotte Observer. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,889206,00.html Time Magazine, Hoosier Bargain, Aug. 31, 1951] ]

Nicholson was an avid sportsman and conservationist. Nicholson and wife Jane designed Rose Hill as a game refuge. Rose Hill’s large 55 acre lake, Lake Elizabeth, a natural spring fed body of water, has been a stopping place for thousands of Canadian geese and mallard ducks. While Nicholson owned Rose Hill, it was a tree farm and had a small grove of pecan trees near the plantation house. In 1979, the Florida Forestry Association honored Mrs. Jane E. B. Nicholson as the state’s "Tree Farmer of the Year".

In 1971, Ralph Nicholson died. Jane Elizabeth Blayney Harvey Nicholson died in 1982. The estate was willed to the two Nicholson daughters, Ann Blayney (Mrs. John Tillett) of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Martha Jane Fox of New Orleans, Louisiana. The property was sold to Mrs.Fox and developed by Mrs.Fox with the help of Andrew Jackson Bank. It was the first development in Leon County to embrace conservation and wildlife easements. The main house and surrounding acreage remain in the Nicholson family, via their granddaughter, Jane and her immediate family.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rose Hill Plantation House — Infobox nrhp | name =Rose Hill Plantation House nrhp type = caption = nearest city= Bluffton, South Carolina lat degrees = 32 lat minutes = 17 lat seconds = 42 lat direction = N long degrees = 80 long minutes = 52 long seconds = 31 long direction …   Wikipedia

  • Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site — South Carolina State Parks name= Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site caption=William H. Gist House built= est. 1960 area= convert|44|acre|km2 closest town=Union, South Carolina camping sites= hiking trails= other info= footnotes=Rose Hill… …   Wikipedia

  • Rose Hill — may refer to: NOTOC People* Rose Hill (actress), British actress PlacesAustralia* Rose Hill, New South Wales * Rose Hill Racecourse in SydneyEngland* Rose Hill, Burnley * Rose Hill, Cheshire * Rose Hill, Derby * Rose Hill, London * Rose Hill,… …   Wikipedia

  • Meridian Plantation — Luna Plantation in 1947 Meridian Plantation was a quail hunting plantation in central Leon County, Florida was established by Arthur Lapsley in 1915. Lapsley was from Pomfret Center in Pomfret, Connecticut. Meridian Plantation had previously been …   Wikipedia

  • Plantation — For other uses, see Plantation (disambiguation). A pine plantation in the United States. Plantations are usually easily distinguished from natural forests by the trees being planted in straight lines. A plantation is a large artificially… …   Wikipedia

  • Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia — Oak Hill   Unincorporated community   …   Wikipedia

  • David Rose — For other people named David Rose, see David Rose (disambiguation). David Rose David Rose (3rd from left) in AFRS Radio Show, c. 1946 Background information Born June 15, 1910 …   Wikipedia

  • Emerald Hill, Singapore — Emerald Hill (Chinese: 翡翠山) is a neighbourhood and a conservation area located in the planning areas of Newton and Orchard in Singapore. Former home to many members of the city state s wealthy Peranakan community, it is located near Orchard Road …   Wikipedia

  • Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation — Before English settlement in the seventeenth century the Southall plantation site in Charles City County was the homeland of the Chickahominy (tribe). The plantation site is located near the Mattahunk village site and the trail known as… …   Wikipedia

  • Montpelier Hill — Hell Fire Club Dawn at the Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill, Dublin …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”