Plantations of Leon County, Florida
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The forced-labor farms of Leon County were numerous and vast. Leon County, Florida, was a hub of cotton production. From the 1820s through 1850s Leon County's fertile red clay soils and long growing season attracted cotton planters from Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, among other states as well as countries abroad.
For Leon County article, see Leon County, Florida. For Leon County History article, see History of Leon County. For Tallahassee, see History of Tallahassee, Florida.