Pemberton Plantation Historic Trail
Like most 18th-century plantations in the Chesapeake region, Pemberton Hall Plantation depended on slave labor. Between 1700 and 1740, some 54,000 slaves were brought to the Chesapeake region. When Isaac Handy died in 1762, records show that he owned 16 slaves. Their "quarter," or place where they gathered, socialized, and ate, was a sawn log building measuring 14x16 feet, to the east of Pemberton Hall.Picture Caption
Laborers on the plantation would have used simple tools, likely made on the premises. A hollow log mortar and pestle was used to grind dried corn for hominy.
HM Number | HMQNF |
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Placed By | Wicomico County Parks & Tourism, Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 1:11pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 443759 N 4244567 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.34750000, -75.64361667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 20.85', W 75° 38.617' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 20' 51.00" N, 75° 38' 37.02" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 410, 302, 443 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 5565-5595 Plantation Ln, Salisbury MD 21801, US |
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