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The Morton Bray Plantation is one of the few examples of an original high-quality quail plantation in existence today. In all regards, Gone with the Wind should have been filmed here. This plantation is complete with the original 3,500 acres, famous 1850's five-column antebellum Greek Revival home, commissary and orchard, red clay roads, live oak lined entrance, magnificent untouched hardwood bottoms, and the convergence of the Withlacoochee River and both Okapilco and Pisgola Creeks all located alongside some of the finest stands of natural pine timber in the southeast. This plantation also has an excellent location being less than 15 minutes to I-75 and only 45 minutes to Thomasville. This quail plantation is like no other. 1850 HOME: In 1843, James Oliver Morton and his new bride came from Savannah to unsettled Southwest Georgia. With this once in history opportunity, he had his choice of the finest land and timber in Georgia. The entrepreneur chose 4,000 acres located on what was then the Oglethorpe Trail, just a few miles southeast of present day Quitman. His choice made him wildly successful. With more natural beauty and diversity than almost anywhere else in southwest Georga he picked an area of fertile soils and rolling pine covered hills where Withlacoochee River, Okapilo and Pisgola creeks converge. He prospered with this plantation and became on of the founding fathers of Quitman becoming both a Judge and founder of the Bank of Quitman, which is in existence today. In 1850 he commissioned John Wind English to design what is today one of the most outstanding examples of an original classic revival plantation homes in existence. Wind was one of the best architects of the era and also designed such showplaces as Susina, Greenwood, Fair Oaks, Forest Hissl and Eudora. The house is two storied with fluted, Doric columns supporting the front part of the roof which extends over a wide veranda on the first floor, and a balcony on the second floor to provide access to the rooms on the second floor. The house is L shaped with parlor, dining and sitting rooms, Master bedroom, small child's room, and a back porch with breezeway connecting the kitchen. The entrance is into a hallway which extends from the front veranda to the back porch. In this hallway is a floating spiral stairway, with banister post of spooled mahogany, leading to the second floor. This home is one of his last surviving plantation houses with original acreage and proudly listed on the National Historic Register. DESCRIPTION: The plantation was established in 1843 by Judge James Morton. He prospered there for 68 years and then the R.N. Bray Company managed it for another 84 years! Today, the plantation stands testament to 165 years of excellent timber, land and wildlife Management and is renowned as a recreational hunting and aesthetic paradise. Over 2,000 acres (60%) of the plantation is in native ground cover and natural timber! Located on the Withlacoochee River on the eastern edge of the famous Tallahassee/Thomasville quail belt, it is nearby other famous Brooks County plantations such as Talloakas, Okapilco, Brannville, River Bend, Pinion Point, Kinderlou Forest, Tamathli, Pinckney Hill, Blackwater, and Hickory Head. Just off US Highway 84, it is a convenient drive to Thomasville and less than 15 minutes to commercial jet service from Valdosta, the 10th largest city in Georgia with all the benefits of the I-75 Corridor. The famous 1850's Greek Revival house makes this one of the few original plantations in existence. This plantation's access to amenities, infrastructure, river frontage and historical assets gives it enormous higher and better use potential. This river-front plantation is one of the finest hunting plantations on the market today. AVAILABLE NOW - CALL FOR PRICING!