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  2. List of James River plantations - Wikipedia

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    Flowerdew Hundred dates to 1618–19 with the patent of 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) on the south side of the James River in Virginia. Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of the Virginia Colony, may have named the property after his wife, Temperance Flowerdew. Their primary residence was in Jamestown when Sir George called the first ...

  3. Varina Farms - Wikipedia

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    Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. [3] An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as "Varina

  4. Carter's Grove - Wikipedia

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    Carter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a 750-acre (300 ha) plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States.

  5. Berkeley Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred , named after the Berkeley Company of England.

  6. Shirley Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Shirley Plantation is an estate on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5 , between Richmond and Williamsburg . It is the oldest active plantation in Virginia, settled in 1613 and is also the oldest family-owned business in North America, when it was acquired by the Hill ...

  7. List of plantations in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    North Bend Plantation: Weyanoke: Charles City: 01000146 Otterburn: Bedford: Bedford: 85003052 Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation: Holdcroft: Charles City: 74002116 Point of Fork Plantation: Columbia, Virginia: Fluvanna: 83003293 Queen Hith Plantation Complex Site: Newport News: Independent city: 77001535 Richneck Plantation: Newport News ...

  8. Curles Neck Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Curles Neck Plantation (also known as Curles Neck Farm) is located between State Route 5 and the north bank of the James River in the Varina district of Henrico County, Virginia. One of the great James River Plantations, Curles Neck has remained in active use for almost 400 years and remains a privately owned working farm which is not currently ...

  9. Category:James River plantations - Wikipedia

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    The category is for James River Plantations located on the north and south banks of the James River in eastern Virginia. Pages in category "James River plantations" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.