There were at lease 6 old plantations with in a 1 mile of this one,must were cotton farms during the civil war. Several were left abandon and ended up fallen down or burning but a few were bought and have been restored like the one in the picture. Its known now as "the columns on 97" this area has intrested me for years now and by the way my lake place is in Liberty Hill.
here is another pic I found on the net
"Better three hours too soon, than one minute too late."
— William Shakespeare: 16th-17th century English poet and playwright