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Welcome to the Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation. In 1854 Thomas Evans
and Serena Chesnut Haile moved their family from Camden, South Carolina to Gainesville,
Alachua County, Florida. It is there they established a 1500-acre Sea Island cotton
plantation they named Kanapaha. Completed in 1856 by enslaved craftsmen, the 6,200 square
foot homestead stands today as one of the few remaining antebellum homes in North Central
Florida. The Historic Haile Homestead is unique in the Nation for its "Talking Walls." For a reason
lost to time, the Haile family wrote on the walls of their home - over 12,500 words in
almost every room and closet! Come visit us this weekend and see this gem of history,
frozen in time - let the walls speak to you of joys and sorrows of more than a century ago.
The Historic Haile Homestead is open to the public for tours every Saturday from 10AM to
2PM and on Sunday from 12PM to 4 PM. Tours are $5 per person, children under 12 are free.
The Historic Haile Homestead is located at 8500 SW Archer Road (St. Rd. 24), Gainesville, Florida, 32608.
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© 2012 Historic Haile Homestead, Inc.
Last Updated: January 16, 2012
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