#112GROOT CUYLENBURG
(ST: Vandra of Vandraki), koffieplantage aan de Cottica rechts in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de plantage Nieuw-Cuylenburg, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Zeldenrust & Welgelegen. Eigenaar W.E. Ruhmann uit Paramaribo. Duinvoort Hoekwater Lokdaal Snelvoet Zoutmans
Location
5.5379, -54.4715 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
GROOT CUYLENBURG was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven-cottica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 9 enslaved people were registered at GROOT CUYLENBURG. This made it the #188 largest plantation in Suriname (top 13%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.
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