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Brierfield Plantation
1880s engraving of the main house.
LocationDavis Bend, Mississippi
Coordinates32°09′12″N 91°07′15″W / 32.15320°N 91.12094°W / 32.15320; -91.12094
Built1847
Built forJefferson Davis
Demolished1931 (burned)
Architectural style(s)Greek Revival
Governing bodyPrivate
Brierfield Plantation is located in Mississippi
Brierfield Plantation
Location of Brierfield Plantation in Mississippi

Brierfield Plantation was a large forced-labor cotton farm built in 1847 in Davis Bend, Mississippi, south of Vicksburg, and the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

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