White Oak Plantation

USA / North Carolina / Mint Hill / Hood Rd.
 house, place with historical importance, plantation
the following is taken from: www.cmhpf.org/driving/route3.html

The White Oak Plantation house, the centerpiece of a major cotton plantation, was very much the exception to the rule when it was built in 1792. In turn-of-the-century Mecklenburg, most pioneer families in the county farmed a relatively small acreage, depending mainly on family labor. The majority of farmers owned very few slaves if any at all, and there was a good deal of anti-slavery sentiment in the area, especially among those of German descent.
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Coordinates:   35°14'54"N   80°41'27"W
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