Fitz Jarrell Plantation in Jones County
This home is located in northwest Jones County, southeast of Juliette, Georgia. It was operated as a cotton plantation by the Fitz Jarrell family, who owned it for more than 140 years.
John Jarrell built this house in 1847 on a 600-acre plantation having 39 slaves, a sawmill,cotton gin, gristmill, shingle mill, planer, sugar cane press, syrup evaporator, workshop, born and
other out buildings. In 1860, the 600-acre plantation was farmed by 39 slaves. After the Civil War, John increased his land to nearly 1,000 acres farmed by former slaves. But as John became older, the workers left and the slave houses deteriorated and disappeared.
After Johns death, his son, Dick Jarrell, gave up teaching to return to the farm, and in 1895, he built a small house for his family that grew to 12 children. Dick diversified the farm, adding a sawmill, cotton gin, gristmill, shingle mill, planer, sugar cane press, syrup evaporator, workshop, barn and outbuildings. In 1974, his descendants donated these buildings to establish Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site.
