Allen Plantation

Allen Plantation

Choctaw County, Lisman, Plantation, Slavery, Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage

In 1838, the Allen family arrived in Alabama in the area known as Lisman. The Allen family built one of the largest plantations in Choctaw County that continues to thrive to this day. Over the years the plantation expanded to over 8000 acres. The family also established the Allen general store, a school house, a mill, and the Allen Gin Company. The Allen plantation was also the first commercial hunting lodge in Alabama. Currently, the plantation is occupied and be carefully restored by the owner. The Allen Plantation is an example of a late 19th century plantation surviving to modern day in Choctaw County. The plantation has also been added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage.

Makayla Melvin

http://preserveala.org/pdfs/AR/March.2012/Allen%20Planation_Choctaw%20County.pdf

Makayla Melvin; [email protected]