SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE
Green Bottom Plantation
Location: Cabell Co., NC; midway between Huntington and Point Pleasant, on
the Ohio River
Constructed: 1835
History: Since 1835 a large brick house, essentially a mansion in its time and place, has stood sentinel on the banks of the Ohio River. It is the home of the Jenkins family, the most notable of whom was General Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. His family owned more than 4,000 acres and maintained a successful plantation at Green Bottom, in what was then western Virginia. Not only were the Jenkins family part and parcel of the Plantation, but so were more than 50 slaves who worked and lived at Green Bottom. Imagine the feelings of those destined to be treated as property, living within yards of potential freedom. Their story is another important part of this site.
Associated Surnames: Jenkins
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