The Kingsley Plantation was the home of Zephaniah Kingsley, a wealthy slave trader and plantation owner of Spanish Florida who held an entirely different view of slavery than his American peers. After Florida was annexed by the United States in 1821, Zephaniah was forced to take actions that would protect his property, ex-slave wife and his children from American law.
Visit one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast. Discover 6,000 years of human history and experience the beauty of salt marshes, coastal dunes, and hardwood hammocks. The Timucuan Preserve includes Kingsley Plantation, home to 25 original slave cabins.