In this overview of the history of Woodlawn Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Woodlawn Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, pension records, biographies, marriage contracts, records of wills, newspaper notices, drawings, doctoral dissertations, court records, Union Navy records, letters, photographs and lists of deed records.