Episode 297: Turnbull Plantation and Menorcans

About this episode

The episode discusses the colonial history of Florida, focusing on Andrew Turnbull's plantation and the Menorcans with insights from Greg Holbrook.

Florida U.S. Representative Cory Mills is one of the most unscrupulous politicians and businesspeople in the state, or nation. Colonial history in what is now Florida typically revolves around the Spanish, but for a period between the 1760s and 1780s, the English occupied the state. Andrew Turnbull tried establishing a British-style plantation in the New Smyrna Beach area with disastrous results. Greg Holbrook, Executive Director at the New Smyrna Museum of History, tells us all about it.

People in this episode

Host: Chadd Scott

Guest: Greg Holbrook

Topics covered

• Florida history
• Colonial history
• Plantations
• Menorcans
• New Smyrna Beach
• Cory Mills

Keywords

• Cory Mills
• Andrew Turnbull
• New Smyrna Beach
• Menorcans
• Florida history
• plantation
• colonial occupation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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