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Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

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Summary

Significance: The Sterling Marsh contains formal tidal rice fields associated with the antebellum Richmond Plantation, and were also reclaimed in the 1930s during Henry Ford's tenure and used for lettuce production.

Survey number: HABS GA-2348-A

Building/structure dates: 1780 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: after 1925 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78000966

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marshes agricultural land rice industry agriculture experiments flood control bryan county richmond plantation richmond hill plantation marsh creek marsh richmond hill ford neck ford neck road bryan georgia deborah calloway thomas clay david diener henry ford joseph habersham historic american buildings survey john maxwell photo ultra high resolution high resolution pond library of congress national register of historic places
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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ford, Henry
Maxwell, John
Habersham, Joseph
Clay, Thomas
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Diener, David, photographer
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bryan county ,  31.93827, -81.30344
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

label_outline Explore Creek Marsh, Thomas Clay, John Maxwell

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marshes agricultural land rice industry agriculture experiments flood control bryan county richmond plantation richmond hill plantation marsh creek marsh richmond hill ford neck ford neck road bryan georgia deborah calloway thomas clay david diener henry ford joseph habersham historic american buildings survey john maxwell photo ultra high resolution high resolution pond library of congress national register of historic places