The Washington Post article “Va. plantation’s heir angers neighbors” by Annie Gowen, which was carried last month in the Daily Press, entitled “Fighting to maintain a family legacy, Shirley Plantation ...
CHARLES CITY — Descendants of a Vermont sheriff born at Shirley Plantation held their family reunion this year in Charles City County, where they participated in a remembrance ceremony for the North’s ...
CHARLES CITY - As soon as you turn off State Route 156 onto the mile-and-a-half-long unpaved driveway, Shirley Plantation starts taking you into another time. All this month, that time is the Ice Age.
Officials at the mansion hope a fresh focus on archaeology and slavery will help boost tourism. A sign stands in front of a large covered hole near the main house at Shirley Plantation, the mansion ...
To see Charles Hill Carter Jr. entertaining guests on the lawn at historic stately Shirley Plantation on the James River was to see a Tidewater gentleman extending gracious hospitality at home.
When the Union Army departed Harrison’s Landing on Aug. 16, 1862, Shirley Plantation retained a valuable souvenir: a Federal Order of Safeguard signed by Gen. George McClellan on July 12. McClellan ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A project to describe images in this ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A project to describe images in this ...