plantation
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George grew up on a tobacco plantation approximately 30 miles southwest of Jamestown, Va., where in 1619 some of the first enslaved Africans in British North America were sold to colonists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In 1779, as British troops approached, the Silver Bluff plantation owner abandoned the property.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"In Wayanad, going into the plantation at night is risky. We have snakes, wild boars, sometimes even leopards and elephants," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
And there is no sign yet that other projects linked to large-scale deforestation, including a food and energy plantation plan in South Papua, will be halted in this drive.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Its eight columns stretching three stories high made the building look like a cross between the White House and a Southern plantation home.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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