A replica Civil War canon decorates the front lawn of the Flowered Hundred plantation in front of a replica of the original farm home Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Hopewell, Va. The plantation is one of ...
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A lovingly preserved vestige of Virginia’s plantation past is up for sale, offering a centuries-old brick-and-mortar link to the first European settlers. Carter’s Grove will ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carter’s Grove is returning to Colonial Williamsburg after a wealthy Virginian whose fortune went bust had to abandon the centuries-old plantation. Colonial Williamsburg submitted ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Virginia Beach landmark is opening its doors for the first time in over a year. Ferry Plantation House will resume tours on Thursday, April 15, with a focus on teaching the ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Carter’s Grove, a Virginia plantation with ties to the earliest English settlers, has been sold for $7.2 million to a Chicago businessman and preservationist, the Colonial ...
It was Christmas Eve 1856, and five slave families at the plantation in the Haymarket area had hatched a plan. By all accounts, George Green, the plantation’s owner, was a cruel, unforgiving master, ...
Peeking out on a wooded street in Manassas, the stately brick and white-trimmed mansion looks as though it has a story to tell. Built in 1825, the Liberia Plantation house quietly stands as though ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Three plantations with deep roots in colonial Virginia are going up for sale, but with a twist: the latest sellers are the current governor of West Virginia and his family.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - A lovingly preserved vestige of Virginia’s plantation past is up for sale, offering a centuries-old brick-and-mortar link to the first European settlers. Carter’s Grove will ...