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2. Monticello - Wikipedia

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   Monticello and its reflection Some of the gardens on the property. Monticello (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / MON-tih-CHEL-oh) was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States.

3. Gardens of Monticello - Wikipedia

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   In 1923 the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Fund (now Thomas Jefferson Foundation) was established and purchased large portions of the Monticello property. [13] The Garden Club of Virginia was later enlisted to restore the gardens. They found that Jefferson had left extensive notes on his original planting, as well as instructions.

4. Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, ... Jefferson was content with his Monticello estate and the land he owned in the vicinity of Virginia's ...

5. Fox News Hosts Whine Jefferson's Monticello Makes ... - AOL

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   Jefferson owned more than 600 people in his lifetime, including 400 who were enslaved at Monticello. The estate is owned by the nonprofit Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which works to preserve its ...

6. Early life and career of Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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   Peter Jefferson died in 1757 and the Jefferson estate was divided between Peter's two sons; Thomas and Randolph. [30] John Harvie Sr. then became Thomas' guardian. [ 31 ] Thomas inherited approximately 5,000 acres (2,000 ha; 7.8 sq mi) of land, including Monticello and between 20 and 40 slaves.

7. U.S. Presidents' Net Worth, Before and After Taking Office - AOL

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   Jefferson inherited his vast holdings, which included more than one plantation, hundreds of slaves, and his sprawling Monticello estate. His massive land acquisitions, investments, and extravagant ...

8. Monticello Association - Wikipedia

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   Monticello Graveyard plaque about origins and care of the graveyard. The Monticello Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1913 to care for, preserve, and continue the use of the family graveyard at Monticello, the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

9. List of residences of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mount Vernon, George Washington's Fairfax County, Virginia plantation home Peacefield, the home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle County, Virginia plantation home; appears on the back of the U.S. nickel Montpelier, James Madison's Orange County, Virginia plantation home Lincoln Home, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois ...