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Added by Jopie, at 06 February 2012
Opening Hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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9 Reviews
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19 December 2017
Very informative on how people used the land and what technoligies were available to survive and to thrive. The visitors center offers great information regaurding the family and ask the staff about some of the back story. I was very impressed with Jarrell Plantation. 10/10!
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30 October 2017
A nice couple of hours. Nice old plantation tour. 15-minute movie on the history and overview of the property. Then follow the trail to see the old houses, barns, mills, etc. Not many places like this, anymore.
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03 September 2017
Very informative. Especially on the plantation technology that was built and used. The people were all very nice with genuine Georgia charm and accent.
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19 July 2017
The museum talks as if the family built and maintained everything on this land. John Jarrell enslaved 39 black people, for over 600 acres! I wonder how the slaves survived through the 1860s typhoid fever outbreak, General Sherman, emancipation, and Reconstruction.
After the Civil War, the Jarrell family continued to farm with now "former" slaves, and he increased the farm to nearly 1,000 acres.
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07 December 2016
Staff very informative. Good for an afternoon
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04 September 2016
Very interesting "how-to" when shtf happens. Get a steam engine ready. The EMP won't crash it.
NO FULFILLMENT IN LIFE WITHOUT HARD WORK. No fulfillment in video games, making money, going social club churches, internet activities No satisfaction fulfilling life without hard work.
Let this place show you fulfillment and survival.response / report this review -
27 May 2016
Wonderfully enlightening example of a common southern plantation. Plan on a moderate to lengthy amount of walking along the well tended trail to view the various builings and machinery accumulated in the years the Jarrell family worked the land and unfortunatly people. This and a short run up the road for some Fried Green Tomatos will nicely fill an afternoon.
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23 March 2014
We really loved visiting this plantation that was family owned and with a great history. Wish we had known of the bed and breakfast ahead of time that is offered on the property. That would have been wonderful to stay at, but didn't learn of it until we got there and had other plans previously made for that night. Another time we will stay over.
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13 February 2012
Great example of your average Southern plantation - not the rich style mansion, but how the real people lived, this park offers insights and examples into the hard working life of a southern plantation owner - hard for all. Some of the machinery there is very old, and shows how the South depended upon Northern factories for cast iron and machined goods. As an example of some good ol' boy ingenuity there is a car cut in 'half' which was modified to use for powering their machines. Expect do some some up and downhill walking; not all the paths have been paved. We went on an off-season Sunday and while not crowded, there were a few people there. Apparently they also host some exhibitions regarding iron smithing and southern cooking over a cast iron firebox stove. A nice enjoyable visit, and be sure to pick up a printed 'guide' to help you along. Also some nice photo ops in the loft of the barn if you can catch the light just right. Pleasant.
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