Ring Oak Plantation

Prior to it having a name, this 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) property began as a venture sometimes referred to as the Ireland-Ingalls ownership.

Ring Oak had its own private landing strip making it possible for David Ingalls, an accomplished pilot, to leave Cleveland, Ohio on a Saturday and arrive for the opening of dove hunting season.

The name Ring Oak refers to a circular cut made around the live oak trees on the plantation and it's suggested that these rings were the work of local Native Americans and forced the tree to die so that canoes could be made.

The Ingalls also made purchases of Chemonie Plantation originally owned by George Noble Jones.

In 1967 Ring Oak was under sole ownership of Louise Ingalls and had two distinct sections which was not uncommon for plantations in Leon County.