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Berkeley Plantation

Famous firsts

12602 Harrison Landing Rd
Richmond, VA 23030
United States
+1 804 829 6081 / +1 888 466 6018
http://www.berkeleyplantation....

Enjoy the same view of the James River that English settlers saw when they landed here and celebrated the first official Thanksgiving in 1619. During the Civil War, President Lincoln was so impressed with the hospitable ladies of Berkeley, he ordered his troops to leave the plantation unscathed. Taps, a haunting, American military tune, was composed here while the Union Forces were encamped. Charles City is about 90 minutes from Richmond. Take I-64 east to Route 155 south to Route 5.

Review © 2007, Wcities

Evelynton Plantation

Eighteenth-century splendor 6701 John Tyler Hwy
Richmond, VA 23030
United States
+1 800 473 5075
http://www.jamesriverplantatio... This Georgian home was originally part of Westover Plantation and was named by William Byrd for his daughter. In 1847, Evelynton became home to the Ruffin family. Their patriarch, Edmund Ruffin, fired the first shot at Fort Sumter which started the Civil War. A combination ticket is available with Berkeley, Sherwood Forest and Shirley plantations.

Review © 2007, Wcities

Scotchtown

The home of Patrick Henry 16120 Chiswell Ln
Richmond, VA 23015
United States
+1 804 227 3500
http://www.apva.org/apva/scotc... This charming white clapboard home is part of one of Virginia's oldest plantations. Built in the early 1700s, it was purchased in 1770 by the renowned patriot Patrick Henry, perhaps most well-known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech delivered at St John's Church in Richmond. He lived here with his wife, Sarah, and their six children. The house displays many of Henry's personal effects including a desk and his law library. Scotchtown is just north of Richmond and eleven miles northwest of Ashland, a charming Victorian railroad town.

Review © 2007, Wcities

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