Template:Did you know nominations/Cheshire Hall plantation

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 06:36, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Cheshire Hall plantation

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Main House ruins at Cheshire Hall plantation

~~... that at its peak of operations during the late 1700s, Cheshire Hall plantation (pictured) in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos was 5,000 acres in size and was worked by hundreds of slaves?~~ Source: "Up until the early 1800s, Cheshire Hall was the most important site on Providenciales, and at its height comprised of about five-thousand acres and employed hundreds of slaves.".
- ALT1: ... that during the late 1700s, Cheshire Hall plantation (pictured) was the largest house and estate on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos? Source: "In the 1780s, this was the largest house and estate on the island.".
- ALT2: ... that Cheshire Hall plantation (pictured) was owned by the British Loyalist Wade Stubbs who received compensatory land in Turks and Caicos after the 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War? Source: "Many of the Loyalist settlers in Florida who did not want to stay in America or remain in Spanish Florida were granted compensatory land in Turks and Caicos. Others encouraged by the stories they were told, decided to settle here anyway and among those was Thomas Stubbs of Gawsworth in Cheshire, whose brother Wade had already settled in North Caicos..." and "Thomas Stubbs gave up on Cheshire Hall and sold it to his brother Wade in 1810.".
QPQ = John C. Young (college president)

Created by Dwkaminski (talk). Self-nominated at 21:24, 13 March 2022 (UTC).

Comment (not review) Dwkaminski, to make the hooks easier to review, could you replace the quotes from the article for each hook with brief quotes in quotation marks from the linked sources? TSventon (talk) 11:29, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Done Dwkaminski (talk) 12:50, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

New enough, long enough, picture used in article, DYK done, passes earwig. Approving Alt1, though if anyone has a better hook, please suggest it. --evrik ^(talk) 20:21, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

@Evrik: Just to confirm, I assume you approved ALT1 since you crossed out the original hook and ALT2. Dwkaminski (talk) 13:11, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes. --evrik ^(talk) 22:31, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

alternate hook suggestion:

ALT3: ... that Wade Stubbs built the Cheshire Hall plantation in Caicos rather than remain in the newly Spanish-controlled Florida? "spanish-controlled florida" might jump-start a few people :)
let me know what you think, thanks! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 08:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- It's not correct. Thomas Stubbs built the plantation with money from his brother Wade, ran it for several years and then sold it to Wade after financial difficulties. How about the following:
ALT4: ... that Cheshire Hall plantation (pictured) was owned by Wade Stubbs, a British Loyalist, who moved to Turks and Caicos rather than remain in the newly Spanish-controlled Florida? Dwkaminski (talk) 11:43, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hmm, I think we can make it a bit punchier. How about: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:13, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
  - ALT5: ... that Wade Stubbs moved to Cheshire Hall plantation in Caicos rather than remain in the newly Spanish-controlled Florida?
- It's a slight nuance. Wade initially moved to North Caicos from Florida.
  - ALT5a: ... that Wade Stubbs, owner of Cheshire Hall plantation, moved to Caicos rather than remain in the newly Spansh-controlled Florida? Dwkaminski (talk) 12:28, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

@Evrik: What are your thoughts on the above? Z1720 (talk) 01:08, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

I think that Alt1 works the best. Thanks for the help! --evrik ^(talk) 02:42, 18 April 2022 (UTC)