ORGT: Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 5/28/2014
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Terrain:
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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Join the Operation Recreation GeoTour from Florida State Parks, now with two challenges! For the full tour, visit 20 caches and win the official Geocoin. The ORGT Kids GeoTour uses the same caches and has its own coin. Get all the details and start your adventure today!

Welcome to Gamble Plantation Historic State Park This antebellum mansion was home to Major Robert Gamble and headquarters of an extensive sugar plantation. It is the only surviving plantation house in South Florida. It is believed that Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin, took refuge here after the fall of the Confederacy, until his safe passage to England could be secured. In 1925, the house and 16 acres were saved by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and donated to the state. Today, the mansion is furnished in the style of a successful mid-19th century plantation. Guided tours of the house are given six times a day, Thursday through Monday and there are picnic tables on the grounds. The visitor center is open from 9:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursday through Monday; it is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year´s Day. Located in Ellenton on U.S. 301 East.

Follow the “Related Web Page” link to learn about park hours, fees and other recreational opportunities. Get the annual pass for unlimited entry for one year.

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