National Register of Historic Places

Heathman Plantation Commissary

Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi
Listed
November 12, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000923

About this property

The Heathman Plantation, also known as Dogwood Ridge Plantation and Billups Plantation, is a historical site that was a former cotton plantation in Heathman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1848 as a forced-labor operation worked by African American people enslaved by the land's white owners. The plantation is located at the intersection of Highway 82 and Heathman Road in Heathman near Indianola, Mississippi, in Sunflower County, Mississippi. In 1848, James Brown built the Dogwood Ridge Plantation as an 8,000-acre cotton plantation. In 1871, James Martin Heathman, who was married to Lillie Brown, the daughter of James Brown, purchased the plantation. He renamed it the Heathman Plantation. He died in 1885. Three years later, she married J. A. Crawford in 1888. The commissary has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 14, 2012.

Location

Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi
33.44218, -90.72858

Categories

AGRICULTURECOMMERCEHEALTH/MEDICINEBLACKPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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When was Heathman Plantation Commissary listed on the National Register?

Heathman Plantation Commissary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Heathman Plantation Commissary?

Heathman Plantation Commissary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Heathman Plantation Commissary?

The period of significance for Heathman Plantation Commissary is recorded as the industrial era.

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