Former slave plantations

Did you see the Alfre Woodard episode on "Who Do You Think You Are?". They tracked her slave ancestor to "Woodardville" in Georgia (I think it was Georgia). Nothing there anymore of his farm from the plantation nearby but some street signs. One time plantations might be perfect examples of abandoned settlements ....

Erica, I missed it, but can get it on Hulu or DroidTV!

I believe so, almost 50 percent of the people I spoke to live near or know of their ancestral home (plantation).

I just looked for it. I think it's Louisiana?

http://www.mapquest.com/us/la/woodardville

This is one of my favorites!! http://www.geni.com/projects/Crawford-Family-Plantations-Georgia/25424

I had a hunch that the model Cindy Crawford was connected to this family. I was right. I made the connection.

Awesome work on Cindy. Wow.

There is also a Woodardville in Bienville Parish LA - the slave owning Woodard family there (i would presume related to the same one in GA) had a hard time of it in Reconstruction.

This is Alfre's slave ancestor: Alex Woodard

By the way, Alfre's husband has a wonderful diverse tree, so many of us connect to her family through his.

I certainly have no objection to abandoned plantations being included but having googled them I see there are a lot of them so eventually we may find it prudent to have an 'Slavery Plantations' umbrella.

Terry, we have been using the American slave owners project as the Slavery Plantations portal. For a similar project in the West Indies, we have Jamaican Planters/Plantations portal.

I have chatted with not only Washington County (GA) Rawlings and Daniel from the VA-NC border area, but several other families who came after the Revolutionary War. They either knew each other there or met as soldiers (Patriots), and came together to get their Lottery (lot of land).

http://www.geni.com/discussions/102914

http://www.geni.com/projects/Washington-County-Georgia-USA/3205

http://www.geni.com/projects/American-slave-owners/11457

Kenneth I'm out of my depth when discussing slaves and plantations. If you want to add the abandoned plantations to the Ghost Towns project you can but it may be more suitable for them to either have their own project or be added to the Slaver plantations you mention above.