Best Virginia Plantations To Visit

Jai Williams and Charlene Giannetti spent six months visiting 40 plantations in Virginia taking tours and talking with the families and the professionals tasked with caring for these historic properties. Travel on to Manassas VA for a tour of one of the largest plantations in Western Prince William County at Liberia Plantation.

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Most well-known plantation - Boone Hall.

Best virginia plantations to visit. Berkeley is Virginias most historic plantation. Located on the James River between Williamsburg and Richmond. The Shirley Plantation Road which includes portions that are partially paved and partially dirt will lead you to the Shirley Plantation.

Which Charleston Plantation is the Best. 75002030 Flowerdew Hundred Plantation. 04001545 Ferry Plantation House.

The blue-hued morning mist hugs the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains. The heritage of visiting eight presidential homes and. VA 108 Martinsville Virginia.

Best place for a picnic - Hampton Plantation. Virginia has produced eight presidents and three of those George Washington Thomas Jefferson. Since 1638 this site has been operated by the same family and is also considered the oldest family-run farm.

Tuckahoe Plantation circa 1733 the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson is situated on the James River just ten miles west of Richmond Virginia. Discover the perfect vacation spot. Most Unusual plantation - Charleston Tea Plantation.

Best and oldest landscaped gardens - Middleton Place. Their new book Plantations of Virginia has just been published by Globe Pequot Press. On this road trip you can visit Berkeley President William Henry Harrisons birthplace.

249 rows Beaver Creek Plantation. See the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison signer of the Declaration of Independence and President William Henry Harrison Old Tippecanoe. This route abounds with plantations.

Sparkling waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean gently lap against miles of sandy beaches. Treasures from three centuries can be seen at the James River Plantations along Virginias scenic Route 5 in Charles City County. Visit James River Plantation to find out more.

Of all of Virginias historic buildings Shirley Plantation is the most authentic colonial home in the country. Best wildlife - Magnolia Plantation. A new day begins in Virginia a day promising all the fun and excitement of hiking the Appalachian Trail.

141 rows Edgewood Plantation and Harrisons Mill. On December 4 1619 early settlers from England came ashore at Berkeley Plantation and observed the first official Thanksgiving in America. Best preserved plantation house - Drayton Hall.

Built in 1825 the house was originally situated on 1660 acres and produced grains vegetables and livestock including sheep horses cattle and hogs. This plantation dates back to 1607. Embarking on a guided tour will offer glimpses of the original familys furniture artwork and portraits.

Tuckahoe was made a National Historic Landmark in 1969 for its connection to Jefferson important examples of early American architecture and the completeness of the plantation setting with over ten restored outbuildings on site. Sherwood Forest Plantation Three miles beyond Charles Citys 1730s courthouse which still serves as the civic heart of the community is Americas longest frame house- at 301 feet-. Sherwood Forest Shirley Evelynton and Berkeley Plantation are manificent examples of the grand manor homes during the early days of Virginias history.

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