The Latta Plantation is located on Mountain Island Lake in Huntersville, North Carolina, twelve miles northwest of Charlotte off the Catawba River. The Latta Plantation was a successful backcountry cotton plantation, dating back to the 1800-1840 era. The land the plantation resides on was originally owned by Moses Hayes, and in 1799 was purchased by James and Jane Latta. After purchasing the land James Latta built what is known as the Latta House (the main house), expanded the land by acquiring adjoining property, and purchased numerous slaves to work the plantation. During its existence the plantation has came across many owners, and eventually ends with the current owner Mecklenburg County, however, the most prominent would be the Latta's, who are recognized and remembered as the founders.
             Moses Hayes was a yeoman farmer, a typical resident of the Mecklenburg county area in the 18th and early 19th century. He owned his own land and, because of his hard work, his family was able to be supported from its yields. His home was a log cabin, unpainted both inside and out. He had few luxuries and was not wealthy, but he was not one of the poor whites who owned no land and had to hire themselves out to obtain necessities. Hayes was a customer of James Latta on his peddler's route, and in 1799 they sold James and Jane Latta their 100 acres, log dwelling, and barn for $600.
             The Latta's are known as the Latta Plantation founders, which the plantation is named after. James Latta was a traveling merchant and planter who came from Ireland to America in 1785. He married twice in his life. His first wife Elizabeth Houston left James with two sons when she died, and by 1796 he had remarried Jane Knox, and later fathered another four children. In 1800, after purchasing the land from Moses Hayes, James Latta began construction of his white, two-story Federal style house, assumed to be based on homes he admir
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