Abandoned Belle Grove Largest Southern Plantation 1857

In the South there are 1000s of plantations still standing, as well as many that are abandoned or lost to time. Wealthy landowners in the Southern states cultivated cash crops, such as cotton or tobacco. Here are two plantations from the 1700s and 1800s produced rice and sugar crops. Credits for Belle Grove photos Walter Evans 1936, Library of Congress Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/holly-jones/morning License code: WMZOE6SPAQ1LTP86 https://uppbeat.io/t/holly-jones/tabl... License code: FA7VGP2LMTHFCBID