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Old Fields is a 1,023 acre +/- recreational quail plantation, 15 minutes east of Tallahassee and just a few miles from the Lloyd and I-10 interchange. The plantation is extremely well managed and absolutely beautiful with bountiful live oaks,

rolling red hills, two large floodable duck ponds, pastures, several large bass ponds and the famous Lake Drain. Best of all, it contains one of the ten most beautiful natural features in North Florida, Old Fields Canyon. Letchworth State Park, featuring the tallest Indian Mound in the State of Florida, borders the property. The plantation contains one of the most significant archeological sites in Florida including the site of a “prehistoric city.” The plantation has been protected from development by a conservation easement.

When Florida was under Spanish ownership, the first surveyors came across abandoned Indian old fields and noted it in their journals. Hence the name Old Fields. Today, these “old fields” are hunting courses bounded by numerous flowing streams. Water from Lloyd Creek (flowing north) and the Lake Drain (flowing south) meet and both go underground into the Floridian Aquifer below Old Fields Canyon, creating one of the most beautiful and indescribable areas in North Florida.

Old Fields is one of the most intensively managed plantations in the belt. The quality of the wingshooting is incredible. Everything is first class. Duck, dove, and quail hunting is spectacular. There are 10 acres of planted dove fields and two horseback quail courses containing 200 to 250 acres each. Two floodable duck ponds total approximately 15 acres. The "Big Pond" is one of the largest floodable duck ponds in North Florida and features three walkout blinds. Lake Miccosukee borders the plantation to the north and has someof the highest concentrations of migrating waterfowl in North Florida.

Whitetail Deer and Turkey have also been intensively managed. The groves of mature white oaks and pristine hardwood bottoms offer both natural feed and sanctuary. Of course, deer troughs are kept full year round. There are over 37 acres in food plots.

Archeologically, this is one of the most significant sites in the State. In fact, the State purchased the development rights to forever preserve its treasures. The plantation is at the center of what was once a “prehistoric city.” The plantation is famous for being a premier Weeden Island cultural site. The Weeden Island culture dates between A.D. 200-900, and was one of the first to develop mound building and incorporate artwork on ceramic vessels. It is believed that they built Letchworth Mound, the tallest mound in Florida, located on the state park bordering the plantation. It is thought that the villages are located on the plantation. Not only is the soil and location ideal for game and crops, but the Lake Drain offers an incredible natural flint quarry. This is one of the few sites in Florida where flint is naturally exposed, resulting in wealth for the inhabitants since they did not have to trade or import chert for tools or arrowheads. Today, artifacts are commonly found throughout the plantation. Numerous papers and studies have been written about these sites. Click here to see arrowheads that were discovered on the conservation easement of Old Fields.

Improvements include a manager's house, large equipment barn and shop, modest horse barn and pasture, a historical lake house is currently being relocated to one of the ponds and by terms of the conservation easement the right to construct an additional residential structure up to 5,000 square feet and have two related outbuildings of up to 2,000 square feet.

Old Fields Plantation is one of the premier entertainment properties in the Red Hills. It offers a wealth of recreational opportunities and a once in a lifetime ability to purchase a plantation in the belt. At a time when development interests have overpowered recreational and family interests it is comforting to own a property where the recreational memories will grow from generation to generation. With the protection of a conservation easement , this is an opportunity to purchase a plantation for recreational and family purposes without the development price or pressure.

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