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Jarrell Plantation Historic Site

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Jarrell Plantation Historic Site

Turn of the century cotton farm, pre-Civil War homestead, steam engine, cotton gin, sawmill, more. Ga Dept. of Natural Resources

This plantation is one of the last remaining examples of a vanishing culture with its original nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings, furnishings, and equipment typical to Middle Georgia, representing the change from an agricultural to an industrial based economy. In 1847, John Fitz Jarrell built a simple heart pine house for his family and started farming cotton along the Ocmulgee rive

r with the help of 42 enslaved people. After the Civil War, John began to rebuild with the help of former enslaved workers (taking surnames Clark, Card, and Jarrell). After John’s death in 1884, 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. Today, visitors can tour the original buildings and experience what is one of the most complete collections of family artifacts from this period in the Southeast. The museum features a short film and exhibits showcasing family artifacts. Annual programs showcase life during the 1800s and run throughout the year. Jarrell Plantation is operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

05/22/2026

🚨 New T-shirt alert! 🚨
Check out our new custom T-shirts, designed by site staff, that feature our very own Sugar and Cane (the goats)!

05/02/2026

Farm Heritage Day runs until 2pm today. Join us as we offer demonstrations of farm skills in the historic buildings.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter everyone! Yesterday our Park Naturalist led an "easter egg hunt" for plants at Hitchiti Trail for the Fringed Campion Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society.

If you have a group looking for organized hikes reach out to us 478-986-5172.

03/22/2026

Spring wildflowers have finally arrived! Our wild Azaleas, Lilies, and Spiderworts are in full bloom. Join our Park Naturalist for a hike to the Ocmulgee River, Saturday, March 28th at 1PM. We will discuss the importance of native plants and how to identify them.

This hike will include uneven terrain for around 4 miles, dress appropriately.
Call for reservations: 478-986-5172
Details can be found on our website: https://explore.gastateparks.org/info/313836?c=32115297

03/14/2026

Join us tomorrow morning for our last Intro to Birding Hike for Spring 2026. We will be looking for some birds migrating through GA this month like the Yellow-throated Warblers.

03/12/2026

Happy National Plant a Flower Day everyone! To celebrate, we’ve added two new species to our new native garden bed, Lobelia puberula🪻and Silphium asteriscus🌼. We encourage you to plant a flower today to help support local pollinators!

If you’d like to learn more about Georgia wildflowers, join our park naturalist on March 21 & 28 for a spring hike to the Ocmulgee River.

02/14/2026

❤️ Come out and enjoy the wonders of nature at Jarrell Plantation Historic Site this spring! We have nature programs Saturdays from Feb. 21-May 30.❤️

🐦Bird by Bird - Intro to Briding
🌼Spring into Action - Nature Hike
🌲Death and Rebirth of a Giant: Longleaf Pine Hike
🐣Back from the Brink: Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hike

Event dates at https://gastateparks.org/JarrellPlantation

02/12/2026

🐦Join us Sat. and Sun. 9:30am-11am as we take part in the Great Back Yard Bird Count! Help us make a count of our resident birds and learn all about birding and bird I🐦

The GBBC was created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world.🐦

02/08/2026

Good morning! Today is Super Museum Sunday, so Jarrell Plantation will be offering free admission today from 9am until 5pm in collaboration with the Georgia History Festival. Join us for programs throughout the day with guided house tours from 10am-12pm and our In a Time of Slavery tour at 1pm.

01/23/2026

The State of Georgia is preparing for sub-freezing temperatures and precipitation to move through this weekend into Monday. To assist people who may lose power in their homes and stranded motorists, Georgia State Parks will be opening warming stations at certain sites for public use beginning Saturday, January 24th. ParkPass fees will be waived for those using these warming stations. Find locations and the latest updates on:

https://gastateparks.org/Alerts

Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Georgia DNR

Address

711 Jarrell Plantation Road
Juliette, GA
31046

Opening Hours

Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14789865172

Website

http://gastateparks.org/JarrellPlantation

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