location of Peter's plantation

[timmorgant333@yahoo.com]

In western lauderdale county, there is an old place called the Peter's plantation, on gunwaleford road. Does anyone know the exact location or have information where I might find it's location.

[larry_cockerham]

I have a contact who is a relic hunter living in Florence. If you will contact via private mail I will give you a name. He might well know this place. I'm still stumbling my way around your great county trying to track the AOT. I had lunch in Lexington this past Monday.

[PINCKNEYUSMCRET]

Do a google search and I think you will find it. I entered Peters Plantation and got several links some inn Florida.

Pinckney

[larry_cockerham]

I notice a reference on Google to a University of North Alabama library site that listed the McDonald Collection from 1960 with an article on the Battle at Peters Plantation. That one might shed some light. I'm not familiar with this event, but am interested.

also: from Florence paper

Jackson's defense

In 1864, Shoals residents saw less military activity than the previous years.
McDonald wrote an account of Col. James Jackson Jr.'s April raid from Franklin into Lauderdale County in an attempt to end the raiding and plundering of the infamous 9th Ohio Cavalry.
The white steeds of that group, 150 strong, gave them the name, "White Horse Cavalry."
Finding the enemy camped on the Peters plantation, Jackson's volunteers from the 27th Alabama Infantry routed them, killing two, taking 42 prisoners, and capturing livestock and food stolen from local residents.
Jackson's men returned into Franklin but ironically, two Ohio Cavalry members escaped to Florence and the Federals evacuated the city, fearing a large invasion force.

[larry_cockerham]

Peter's plantation, John Peters owner, was a good sized place (wherever it was) amounting to 6,620 acres. That would grow a lot of cotton and cows.

[larry_cockerham]

From an old Steve Scone post in the travel forum:

PETERS PLANTATION - Gunwaleford Road, five miles west of Florence; 1818; this two story frame plantation house was the scene of a Civil War skirmish.

[larry_cockerham]

From the description of "five miles out Gunwaleford Road", you got to be talking about the vicinity of Woodland Road. A local call to the historical commission or the University of North Alabama library ought to narrow the focus. Good luck!