Butler Island Plantation | |
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Butler Plantation | |
Nearest city | Darien, Georgia |
Coordinates | 31°21′17″N 81°26′47″W / 31.354725°N 81.446491°W |
Area | 1,500 acres (610 ha) |
Governing body | Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Butler Island Plantation was a former rice plantation located on Butler Island on the Altamaha River delta just South of Darien, Georgia. It was originally owned by Major Pierce Butler (1744–1822) and was also owned by Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and then R. J. Reynolds Jr. The plantation is managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The main structure on the property following its completion in 1927, the Huston House, was destroyed in a fire on June 26, 2024.