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When it was learned that the Albemarle settlements were not included in the Carolina proprietary grant of 1663, a new charter was granted in 1665 which included them. A government was instituted in the region of Albemarle Sound in 1664; and within a decade, settlements extended from the Chowan River to Currituck Sound, known as Albemarle County ...
John Rogers was the son of Mary Trice and Byrd Rogers, [3] who were married in King and Queen County, Virginia. [4] They had two other sons, Philip and Byrd. [4] His father married twice, the second time to Martha Trice, his first wife's sister.
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.
Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Enniscorthy: September 24, 1992 (#92001273) March 20, 2001: VA 627 .5 miles (0.80 km) south of the junction with VA 712: Keene: Delisted due to extensive alterations.
Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Accomack County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and ...
Blenheim is a historic home and farm complex located at Blenheim, Albemarle County, Virginia.The once very large surrounding plantation was established by John Carter.Late in the 18th century, his son Edward Carter became the county's largest landowner, and in addition to public duties including service in the Virginia General Assembly built a mansion on this plantation where he and his family ...
Replica of CSS Albemarle, photographed in 2003 CSS Albemarle exhibit at the National Civil War Naval Museum. A 3/8 scale 63-foot (19 m) replica of Albemarle has been at anchor near the Port O' Plymouth Museum in Plymouth, North Carolina since April 2002. The replica is self-powered and capable of sailing on the river.