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 Davis Farm
Golden Springs Interchange/Oxford, Alabama - Calhoun County
(North Central Region)
Few places in East Alabama have as long and dense a history as the Davis
Farm. Situated on what has been a prime location for more than 12,000
years, the farm ---with its 1850s plantation house, outbuildings and
multiple archaeological sites--. may be elbowed out by a new contestant
for this long- coveted land. Since the early Ice Age (in 10,000 BC) the
natural spring with a never-ending flow of water attracted Alabamians.
By the 1500s, a major town centering around a 30' high temple mound
occupied the site. In the 1800's Col. Thomas J. Caver carved out his
1800-acre plantation here. Caver=s 1850 plantation house is the most
prominent feature of the farmstead. Its high-ceilinged interiors boast
has sophisticated interiors with fine woodwork, tall-paneled doors and
handsome mantelpieces that mix Federal and Greek Revival details. Within
sight of a major interstate interchange, the farm and its main house
would make a very distinctive welcome center for Calhoun and the
adjacent counties. A local group Friends of the Davis Farm” champions
this idea. Or it could be replaced with yet another dreary repetition of
commercial developments.
Included in the 2005 "Places in Peril".
[July 2005] |
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