April 12, 2012--Pebble Hill Plantation

Today was a busy day. We started out with a early start to drive to Pebble Hill Plantation for a tour. The plantation was bought by Melville Hanna of Cleveland, Ohio. He was a wealthy coal mine owner and bought the property so he could spend time bird hunting. In 1901 his daughter inherited the property after Mels death. She was the mistress of the home from 1901 to 1936. In 1935 part of the house burnt and was rebuilt to its old grandeur in 18 months. Kate died soon after completing the rebuilding of the house. Her daughter Pansy became the mistress of the home until her death in the 1970's.

Kate and Pansy were the perfect hostesses to many friends and notable artist, actors and political figures. Kate was known for her prized Jersey cows and the cheeses they made from the milk. Pansy was known for her prized horses and hunting dogs.

Here are a few pictures--I took 100 pictures and have a few (haha) for your viewing pleasure.

Cattle and Horse barns under the live oak trees

Horses in barn next to barns

Mossed covered trees on plantation

Front side of home--tour was given for 1 hour -- very beautiful home on the inside.

Back door to the house

School house for families children and visiting children

Side door entrance for family and visitors-they never used the front door

Milking parlor for Kate's Jersey cows

View of the barns

We left the plantation after a walking tour and a visit to the art museum on the second floor of the house. We left the area at about 1:30 and went to Thomasville for lunch. We ate at the Jonah's Fish and Grits Restaurant. It was an amazing lunch which was very inexpensive for the quality of the food. Much, much cheaper than Florida prices.

We stopped  at home to give Bart a walk and then started a drive to the northeast area of our park. We did not find the small town we aimed for but did find all kinds of farming. Pecon groves, vineards and a lot of cultivated fields. After stopping at Belks for some Kcups for Walts coffeemaker we pointed our truck to the RV park.

Long day but very enjoyable.