Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Ellenton, FL

This is a unique historic site featuring a plantation house, grounds and a small museum. The house is an ante-bellum style house with buttresses. It was a significant location during the American Civil War.

Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House

Instead of a well, the house featured a huge cistern to collect water for use by everyone living on the property.

Gamble House
Gamble House Cistern

They also have working sugar rollers and a cane processing area setup.

Gamble House
Gamble House Sugar Rollers
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House
Gamble House

We had the opportunity to visit the small museum on our visit in 2015, but we didn’t have the chance to take the tour of the house. It was not open for self-tours. You had to go through the museum to schedule your guided tour.

Gamble House
Florida $2 Bill

If you want to find out more about the Gamble Plantation, please visit their website at: https://www.stateparks.com/gamble_plantation_historic_state_park_in_florida.html

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