Pebble Hill Plantation — Local services in Pine Park

Over the years, we have hosted the weddings of both of our daughters at the beautiful Pebble Hill Plantation. Our family's love of the place actually started about 27 years prior when my wife's employer hosted their Christmas office party there. We enjoyed a splendid dinner followed by a tour of the beautifully decorated grounds via a carriage ride -complete with hot chocolate and the entertaining stories of the staff. As a life-long 'southerner', I actually learned that it was there, on their plantation, that the 'hushpuppy' got it's name. By their account, the women cooking the meals for the other residents, would fry up the small scraps of breading and toss em to the dogs gathered around to keep them quiet.

As for the weddings, our first in 2017 was an awesome experience - due in part to the beauty of the surroundings and the personalized assistance of the former event coordinator Cara Dollinger. The most recent, in February of this year, was equally as spectacular - despite the torrential downpour which lasted over 24 hours during the event weekend. Just like Cara, the current event coordinator Elizabeth Pulley, swooped in and she and her staff helped to implement Plan B, then Plan C as the rain continued to flood the tent setup as a back-up to the planned outdoor ceremony. In the end, it all went off without a hitch, to include the PH staff security helping with getting the guests and their cars navigate a couple of 'slippery' areas in the parking area. It was at the Sugar Hill Barn which was relatively unaffected despite the 24+ hours of rain. One of the same staff members was back bright and early giving us access as we retrieved our property and cleaned up the mess.

From end to end, and over our past 27 years of enjoying it, Pebble Hill Plantation has been a beautiful place to visit and an Awesome place...

There seems to be much confusion about Pebble Hill Plantation. Everything there was built well after the Civil War. The family that owned Pebble Hill from 1898 until 1978 were from Cleveland, Ohio and purchased Pebble Hill and other properties to serve as winter sporting estates. The house and most of the outbuildings were designed by Abram Garfield, youngest son of President James Garfield. It is sad to me that so many people are misinformed about the history of this beautiful property. It is a spectacular place to visit and a wonderful place to learn about the history of the area and how the influx of wealthy northerners shaped and benefited Thomasville and the surrounding area. And the person who said they picked cotton there on a school field trip is mistaken. Pebble Hill was not an agrarian property after 1898 and is surrounded by pine forests, which the owners used for hunting quail, turkey, deer and other game. There was no farming of any kind there other than the kitchen garden and the dairy. Everyone who worked there was a paid employee and the owners were generous and charitable to...

Growing up in Tallahassee, I had been to Thomasville on many occasions and visited Pebble Hill Plantation several times. When we got engaged, we toured several venues, but none compared to the to the beautiful oak trees and southern charm of Pebble Hill Plantation. Their events team was communicative and helpful throughout the planning process. They even contacted us when there was a cancellation at their Overflow Cottage because they knew that we were looking to stay on the property the night before the wedding. Elizabeth did a fantastic job making sure we had everything we needed to have an amazing event – she coordinated with several of our outside vendors so that they could deliver items prior to our wedding day. To our great surprise, their services continued throughout the event when their very helpful security services helped jump start a guest’s car. I simply cannot say enough about Pebble Hill Plantation and their events team – it is truly a special place that we will forever hold a special place...