Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, October 2007

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Artifact Overview

Henry Carroll's Susquehanna Plantation was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland before the Civil War. Henry Ford had Carroll's house moved to Greenfield Village in 1942. Rooms with period furnishings represent typical living environments found on Maryland plantations and give a glimpse of the daily lives of those who moved in and out of these spaces.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

October 2007

Creator Notes

Photographed by Michelle Andonian.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.171.1217

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, October 2007