Savannah Gray Brick, Likely Made on the Hermitage Plantation, 1820-1850
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This brick was likely made on the Hermitage Plantation near Savannah, Georgia. The Hermitage was the first Savannah River plantation to turn a profit from industrial, rather than agricultural, pursuits--profit made possible by the labor of enslaved African Americans. In 1850, 201 enslaved workers provided the skills and manual labor required to make this industrial plantation a successful enterprise for owner Henry McAlpin.
This brick was likely made on the Hermitage Plantation near Savannah, Georgia. The Hermitage was the first Savannah River plantation to turn a profit from industrial, rather than agricultural, pursuits--profit made possible by the labor of enslaved African Americans. In 1850, 201 enslaved workers provided the skills and manual labor required to make this industrial plantation a successful enterprise for owner Henry McAlpin.
Artifact
Brick
Date Made
1820-1850
Creators
Hermitage Plantation (Chatham County, Ga.)
Place of Creation
United States, Georgia, Chatham county
Creator Notes
Likely made on the Hermitage Plantation, Chatham County, Georgia.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.113.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Southern Pine Company of Georgia.
Material
Clay
Color
Gray (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 8.625 in
Length: 3 in
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