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The Shirley Plantation, c. 1900–1906, photo by William Henry Jackson Shirley Plantation dovecote The lands of Shirley Plantation were first settled by Europeans in 1613 by Sir Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr and were named West and Sherley Hundred, probably because this Lord Delaware's wife Cessalye was the daughter of Sir Thomas Sherley (variant spellings being common at the time). [6]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The plantation remained in the Allen family for over two centuries. The house survives with many alterations. Brandon Plantation is located on the south shore of the James River in Prince George County, Virginia. The 5,000-acre (20 km 2) plantation is a working farm and is one of the longest-running agricultural enterprises in the United States.
Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia.In 1866, the owner of Shirley Plantation, Hill Carter, decided to retire and divide his Shirley Plantation estate, with the bulk of the estate (the current Shirley Plantation) bequeathed to his son, Robert, and the 'Upper Shirley' portion bequeathed to William Fitzhugh Carter.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark .
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Sherwood Forest Plantation was bought by John Tyler in 1842. Tyler descendants have resided at Sherwood Forest Plantation continuously since then. [14] Shirley Plantation was the home of the Edward Hill family, including two Speakers of the House of Burgesses in the 17th century. The fourth generation Edward Hill died as a teenager, after one ...