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El Destino Plantation was a large cotton plantation of 7,638 acres (30.91 km2) located in western Jefferson County and eastern Leon County, Florida, United States established by John Nuttall in 1828.
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Location
El Destino was located in western Jefferson County near present-day Waukeenah. It extended into Leon County, Florida by 6 miles (9.7 km) and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the W.G. Ponder Plantation.
Plantation Specifics
Plantation History
The land to become El Destino was purchased from the U.S. government in 1828. In 1832 William B. Nuttall bought El Destino from his father’s estate for $17,000. Nutall died leaving the property to his widow, Mary Savage Nuttall. Mary Nuttall would inherit slaves from her uncle, William Savage. To employ these slaves, Hector Braden, a friend of William’s, sold Mary Chemonie Plantation 6 miles (9.7 km) north of El Destino. On May 18, 1840 George Noble Jones married Mary Savage Nuttall and purchased El Destino.
Plantation House
A large beautiful home, it was destroyed by fire in 1925.
The Owners
El Destino remained in the Jones family until 1919. It was then sold for $70,000 but kept its name. In 1937 it was purchased by Sheldon Whitehouse of New York.
Overseer
D.N. Moxley