Heathman Plantation
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Heathman Plantation Commissary | |
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Commissary on the Heathman Plantation | |
  Location in Mississippi | |
| Location | Heathman, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°26′25.6″N 90°43′07.4″W / 33.440444°N 90.718722°WCoordinates: 33°26′25.6″N 90°43′07.4″W / 33.440444°N 90.718722°W |
| Built | 1848 |
| NRHP Reference # | 12000923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 2012 |
The Heathman Plantation (a.k.a. Dogwood Ridge Plantation and Billups Plantation) was a cotton plantation in Heathman, Mississippi.
Location
The plantation is located at the intersection of Highway 82 and Heathman Road in Heathman near Indianola, Mississippi, in Sunflower County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]
History
In 1848, James Brown built the Dogwood Ridge Plantation as an 8000-acre cotton plantation.[2][3]
In 1871, James Martin Heathman, who was married to Lillie Brown, the daughter of James Brown, purchased the plantation.[2][3] He renamed it the Heathman Plantation.[3] He died in 1885.[2] Three years later, she married J. A. Crawford in 1888.[2]
It was later known as the Billups Plantation.[2]
Heritage significance
The commissary has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 14, 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 11/13/12 through 11/16/12". National Park Service. November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heathman Plantation, Preservation in Mississippi
- 1 2 3 4 Heathman Plantation, Visit Mississippi
- 1 2 Historic Resources Inventory
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