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Above documents and pictures are for sections 20, 21, 28, T12N, and R22E.
1. Plot overview of the Buck Creek property sold by the US Government between 1834 & 1848. Each plot outline details the original purchaser.
2. List of property owners and dates purchased from the US Government and legal description.
3. The 1913 map showing Buck Creek Plantation with the structures and two schools located on the property.
4. Aerial pictures from 1941 to 1965 accompanied by a 2015 aerial picture of the property.
Our property history traces back to 1834, following the Creek Indian Treaty (known for the Trail of Tears). Artifacts from the Creek and other indigenous tribes have been found in this area
and are still uncovered to this day. The current 500 acres of Buck Creek Plantation encompasses tracts of land owned by several local families. One of these were known as The Beans, a prominent local family and namesake for Beans Crossroads. The family traces its roots to the 1800's and members of the family served in the Confederate Army. The Beans family operated the local Post Office in the town of Post Oak, located 2 miles east on the corner of County Roads 11 and 8. A member of the Beans family taught at the school, located on the north west corner of Beans Crossroads. In the mid-1800's, physicians Dr. James H. Reynolds and Dr. John H. Reynolds acquired pieces of property from local families, including The Beans family. The Reynolds were physicians and veterinarians serving the area for generations. They owned much of the present-day Buck Creek Plantation property until 2017. Our headquarters and hunting lodge is located on land originally owned by The Berney family, another local family.
The first legal Moonshine still in Alabama traces back to Flat Creek, which borders the property to the west. Flat Creek has a history of being home to many early illicit Moonshine stills,
which benefited from the creek’s sandy bottom and clear running water. To this day, the remnants of abandoned stills can be found on Buck Creek Plantation. Bordering the property on the east is Buck Creek, our namesake.