The Spanish would return in 1783 after regaining the land from England (who had held it since 1763), granting land near the springs to settlers to establish a plantation called "Spring Garden" where corn, cotton, and sugar cane were grown.
The Spanish would return in 1783 after regaining the land from England (who had held it since 1763), granting land, including the spring to William Williams, in 1804. He established the first plantation, calling it "Spring Garden" where corn, cotton, and sugar cane were grown.