plantation
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In 1779, as British troops approached, the Silver Bluff plantation owner abandoned the property.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
With the growth of canals and railroads in the 19th century, Americans’ taste for coffee spread across the country, accelerated, Mr. Rood says, by the “product-cheapening” mass production of the plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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
Meanwhile, plantation teak from younger trees is widely seen by high-end shipyards as inferior, rarely coming in the long, wide, dark-brown boards associated with quality.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
She could hardly get through a day without Mrs. Caruthers talking about their family plantation back in Virginia.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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