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Jenkins Plantation Museum Jenkins Plantation Museum
Lesage, West Virginia

Jenkins Plantation has survived wars, floods, wind and weather.

John Dickinson Plantation John Dickinson Plantation
Dover, Delaware

It was January 18, 1740 when Samuel Dickinson, a wealthy Quaker tobacco planter and mer

Kingsley Plantation Kingsley Plantation
Jacksonville, Florida

The Kingsley Plantation, administered by the National Park Service, is located on Fort

Lake Jackson Historical Museum Lake Jackson Historical Museum
Lake Jackson, Texas

Visitors to the Lake Jackson Historical Museum can experience life in the Lake Jackson

Laura Plantation Laura Plantation
Vacherie, Louisiana

Named by Lonely Planet Travel as the "Best History Tour in the U.S.," the one-hour guid

Mary Point Great House And Factory Mary Point Great House And Factory
St. John, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

The Mary Point Great House and Factory, where cotton was cultivated and cattle grazed i

Mordecai Historic Park Mordecai Historic Park
Raleigh, North Carolina

While at Mordecai, visitors can tour other historic structures which have been moved to

Morven Museum & Garden Morven Museum & Garden
Princeton, New Jersey

For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the n

Mount Clare House Museum Mount Clare House Museum
Baltimore, Maryland

Mount

Mount Harmon Plantation Mount Harmon Plantation
Earleville, Maryland

The main building itself at this 290-acre site is a three-story, five-bay manor house d

Museum Of Appalachia Museum Of Appalachia
Clinton, Tennessee

With more than 30 historic log buildings gathered onto 63 acres, which date from the 19

Northampton Slave Quarters Northampton Slave Quarters
Lake Arbor, Maryland

Of the large tobacco plantations of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Northampton was

Oak Alley Plantation Oak Alley Plantation
Vacherie, Louisiana

The plantation is located on the Mississippi River between the historic Louisiana citie

Oatlands Plantation Oatlands Plantation
Leesburg, Virginia

Construction of the estate began in 1803 in the Federal style and surprisingly finished

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Hill, Maryland

The area has been inhabited since Native Americans lived here until the 17th century.

Pebble Hill Plantation Pebble Hill Plantation
Thomasville, Georgia

The Main House was built in the 1930s in a Georgian and Greek Revival Architectural str

Poche Plantation Poche Plantation
Convent, Louisiana

The Judge Poche Plantation House is significant in the areas of architecture and local

Poplar Grove Plantation Poplar Grove Plantation
Wilmington, North Carolina

Prestwould Plantation Prestwould Plantation
Clarksville, Virginia

A two-family slave house still stands on the property east of South Boston, and the "pe

Queen Anne's County Historical Society
Centreville, Maryland

Wright's Chance, c. 1744
(410) 604-2100
119 South Commerce Street

Riversdale House Museum Riversdale House Museum
Riverdale Park, Maryland

This beautifully restored 19th century estate, which offers tours to the public, was ho

Rock Ford Plantation Rock Ford Plantation
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Hand's Georgian brick mansion stands on the banks of the Conestoga River and is surroun

Sam Davis Home Sam Davis Home
Smyrna, Tennessee

Located in Smyrna, Tennessee, The Sam Davis Home was built along the banks of Stewarts

Scotchtown Scotchtown
Beaverdam, Virginia

Charles Chiswell obtained 9,976 acres on what was then the western part of New Kent Cou

Shirley Plantation Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia

Shirley Plantation is Virginia's first plantation and one of the first economic engines

Smith's Fort Plantation Smith's Fort Plantation
Surry, Virginia

Nestled on the south side of the James River, Smith's Fort Plantation offers a quiet re

Somerset Place Somerset Place
Creswell, North Carolina

Somerset Place is a representative state historic site offering a comprehensive and rea

Stratford Hall Plantation Stratford Hall Plantation
Stratford, Virginia

Stratford Hall is one of the great houses of American history.

Tipton Haynes State Historic Site Tipton Haynes State Historic Site
Johnson City, Tennessee

The Tipton-Haynes site represents various periods of Tennessee history, from pre-coloni

Torreya State Park Torreya State Park
Bristol, Florida

This expansive and verdant state park features an opulent plantation including Civil Wa

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