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{{Infobox | {{Infobox FairBuilding | ||
| name = Old Plantation | | name = Old Plantation | ||
| image = Old Plantation Main.jpg | | image = Old Plantation Main.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_alt = | ||
| image_size = 400px | |||
| caption = Main entrance of Old Plantation | | caption = Main entrance of Old Plantation | ||
| alternate_name = | | alternate_name = | ||
| | | location = [[The Pike]] | ||
| | | no_buildings = | ||
| | | construction_cost= $20,000(${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|20,000|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| furnishing_cost = | |||
| profit = $27,717.24(${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|27,717.24|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | |||
| profit = $27,717.24 ({{Inflation|US|27,717.24|1904| | |||
| owner = | | owner = | ||
| | | architect = | ||
| | | dimensions = | ||
| | | adult_entry = 15¢ (${{Inflation|US|.15|1904}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| child_entry = | |||
| opening_day = | |||
| dedication_day = | |||
| special_day = | |||
| other = | | other = | ||
| floorplan_image = | |||
| ticket_image = | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:20, 1 November 2023
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| Location | The Pike |
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| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $20,000($603,185 in 2021) |
| Proft | $27,717.24($835,931 in 2021) |
| Entry | |
| Adult Entry | 15¢ ($5 in 2021) |
Built on The Pike, Old Plantation was a reproduction of a pre-Civil War Dixieland Plantation, from the eyes of the African-American slave.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Before the Fair[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The show consisted of a large southern home and four slave log cabins. African-American actors planted gardens, entertained each other during a camp meeting, which including song and hymns. Ministers cited the bible.
An auditorium show consisted of about twenty actors singing and dancing.
