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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.
Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,935. [1] Its county seat is Abingdon. [2] Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region ...
Loyal Company of Virginia or Loyal Land Company was a land speculation company formed in Virginia in 1749 for the purpose of recruiting settlers to western Virginia. The company continued operations until May 15 1776, when Virginia declared independence from Great Britain though litigation on behalf of and against the company continued until 1872.
George Lafayette Carter (1857–1936) was an American entrepreneur known as "the empire builder of southwest Virginia." His ventures led to the development and modernization of many parts of the southern Appalachian region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Morrison post office was established February 2, 1883, and a public school was recorded in a deed dated August 16, 1906. [1] During World War I, Camp Morrison was located nearby about one mile from the James River. With 24 supply warehouses, Camp Morrison was used for the U.S. Army Air Corps and Balloon Corps personnel. [2]
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624), by Capt. John Smith, one of the first histories of Virginia. The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples.
It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Washington County, Virginia, and to the south by the city of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.1 km 2 ), of which 13.0 square miles (33.7 km 2 ) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km 2 ), or 1.07% ...
Henry Randolph I was the uncle of William Randolph of Turkey Island in Colonial Virginia, whom Henry sponsored to emigrate to Colonial Virginia [5] following a visit to England and Ireland in 1669 or 1670. [3] [9] He was also the half brother of Thomas Randolph, the poet of England. [4] [9] Henry died in Henrico County, Virginia in 1673.