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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialHistoric photograph of Kingsley Plantation slave quarters, courtesy of the Florida State Archives
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Slave Community
 
Historic photograph of two children standing outside slave cabin.

Slave Cabin at Kingsley Plantation

A fifth of a mile from the plantation home of Zephaniah Kingsley are the remains of 23 tabby cabins. Arranged in a semicircle, there were 32 cabins originally, 16 on either side of the road. This area represents the slave community, homes of the men, women, and children who lived and worked on Kingsley Plantation more than 150 years ago.
Historic photograph of enslaved family in field
Labor
Slave labor on this plantation was organized according to the task system.
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Historic photograph of a slave woman holding a white baby.
Family Life
Learn more about family life in slavery.
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Reenactor drumming
Culture
Enslaved people created a new culture with elements from their African heritage.
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French King Charles IX  

Did You Know?
The word "Caroline" - while feminine in gender - does not refer to a female of that name but rather a geographic area. The word "Caroline" comes from Old French which loosely translated means "the land belonging to Charles," in this case King Charles IX of France.
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