The plantation was built around 1790, on 700 acres granted to Abraham Adderley; he was a British-born subject with an established business in Nassau on New Providence Island. By 1820, the plantation was enlarged to 2,500 acres by Adderley’s son, William. It consisted of cotton and livestock, including sheep, goats, and horses for work and transport.

The plantation road quickly went from shitty to nonexistent so we parked the rental car and walked to the ruins. There were quite a few buildings and I wish there were signs or a map telling me what all they were! Overall it looks like a super hard life of trying to grow crops in a rocky, dry place where crops don’t generally grow.