Ellenton in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gamble Plantation

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 8, 2024

1. Gamble Plantation Marker

Inscription. Based on the limited historical records concerning life on the Gamble plantation, this is a conceptual rendering of the first type of cabin erected to house the enslaved people in the late 1840's. They were constructed of Sabal Palm logs which grew in abundance along the Manatee River on Florida's frontier.

These same scant records indicate that sometime in the 1850s, a second style of cabin was constructed of tabby, a primitive form of concrete, thereby producing a more permanent structure.

Erected by Gamble Plantion Preservation Alliance, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 27° 31.382′ N, 82° 31.579′ W. Marker is in Ellenton, Florida, in Manatee County. It can be reached from the intersection of Patten Avenue and U.S. 301, on the right when traveling north. Located in Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3708 U.S Highway 301, Ellenton FL 34222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on

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Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Judah P. Benjamin Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gamble Mansion and Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Craig Sugar Mill Chimney (approx. half a mile away); Gamble Sugar Cane Mill (approx. half a mile away); Site of Atwood Grove and Origin of World's 1st Pink Grapefruit / (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellenton.

Also see . . . Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 8, 2024

2. Gamble Plantation Marker

Florida State Parks. (Submitted on February 10, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.