Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site

Nestled in the red clay hills of Georgia, this cotton farm was owned by a single family for more than 140 years and survived General Sherman's "March to the Sea." In 1847, John Fitz Jarrell built a simple heart pine house typical of most farm homes and made many of the furnishings visitors see today. After John's death, his son, Dick Jarrell, gave up teaching to return to the farm, and in 1895, he built a small house for his family that grew to 12 children. Dick diversified the farm, adding a sawmill, cotton gin, gristmill, shingle mill, planer, sugar cane press, syrup evaporator, workshop, barn and outbuildings. In 1974, his descendants donated the buildings to establish Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site.