Specialty:
“Historic Haile Homestead is a 6,200 square foot home that was built by 56 enslaved laborers. The Historic Haile Homestead is a non-profit organization that operates the site and the Allen & Ethel Graham Visitors Center. In 1854, Thomas Evans and Serena Chesnut Haile moved their family from Camden, South Carolina, to Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. The building features over 12,500 words inscribed in almost every room and closet. The Historic Haile Homestead is unique in the nation for its "Talking Walls." In 1856, the enslaved people who lived and labored there and the Haile family were integral to the Homestead. Visitors can learn about the enslaved laborers and freedmen, whose stories are intertwined into the fabric of its tours.”
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