Kinhega Lodge
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Kinhega Lodge was a hunting and fishing plantation located in northern Leon County, Florida, United States on Lake Iamonia.
From the 1830s through 1866 the land was part of the cotton plantation known as Water Oak Plantation owned by Richard Bradford.
In 1901, Clement A. Griscom, a businessman and shipping magnate from Philadelphia whose family gained much wealth after the American Civil War with the American Line and Red Star Line purchased 978 acres (396 ha) and plantation house in the horseshoe bend of Lake Iamonia for $5300 (~$159,101 in 2024) from R. E. Lester, the son of Capt. William Lester of Oaklawn Plantation.
From 1902 through 1903 Griscom purchased land from heirs of Burgesstown Plantation, the Whitehead family, and many other owners retaining the name of Horseshoe Plantation. The plantation eventually was more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) in size with over 25 mi (40 km) of woodland drives.
When Clement A. Griscom died on October 19, 1916, Horseshoe Plantation was divided up and part sold. Lloyd C. Griscom received 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) on the west side naming it Luna Plantation while Frances C. Griscom, a sportswoman, received 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of the old plantation to the east and named it Water Oak Plantation.[1] Frances Griscom was the 1900 United States Women's Amateur Golf Champion.[2]
