In the matter of the Wright Plantation, my grandfather, Dock Harper,
worked as a riding boss and was the last man to leave Mr. Wright when the plantation
was lost in the early 20's. When my grandparents had married in Dec. of 1920,
the Wright Plantation was their first home.
According to what my mother and her sisters always said, Mr. Wright liked to make a
big show of taking the cotton to town, so he waited until it was all picked, then he
lined up all the wagons of cotton, all the hands, etc. and headed for town.
He lost the plantation because he held his cotton too long and the bottom fell out of
the market, at least that is what Dock Harper's girls always said.
I was not aware of Camp Wright until your posting but have known all my life of the
Wright Plantation. Having traveled through that area of Jefferson County,
it appears that it is still wonderful farm land.