Enslaved Quarters at Hermitage Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia, circa 1930

THF250068 / Enslaved Quarters at Hermitage Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia, circa 1930

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1930

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2397

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.750 in
Width: 4.500 in

Keywords	United States, Georgia, Savannah United States, Georgia, Chatham county Photographic prints Photographs Cabins (Houses) Slave quarters Hermitage Plantation (Chatham County, Ga.)

Artifact
The Quarter Row at Hermitage Plantation
Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
Artifact
The Quarter Row at Hermitage Plantation
Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.