Heathman Plantation

Heathman Plantation Commissary
Commissary on the Heathman Plantation
Heathman Plantation is located in Mississippi
Heathman Plantation
Location in Mississippi
LocationHeathman, Mississippi
Coordinates33°26′25.6″N 90°43′07.4″W / 33.440444°N 90.718722°W / 33.440444; -90.718722
Built1848
NRHP reference No.12000923[1]
Added to NRHP2012

The Heathman Plantation, also known as Dogwood Ridge Plantation and Billups Plantation, is a historical site that was a former cotton plantation in Heathman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1848 as a forced-labor operation worked by African American people enslaved by the land's white owners.[2]

  1. ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 11/13/12 through 11/16/12". National Park Service. November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Heathman Plantation, Preservation in Mississippi