Shirley Plantation - Charles City Things To Do
- Address: 501 Shirley Plantation Road, Charles City, VA 23030-2907
- Phone: 804 / 829-5121
- Email: info@shirleyplantation.com
- Website:www.shirleyplantation.com
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2+ reviews from 2 sources |
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| Frommers | 3.0 |
1+ reviews |
| Yelp | 5.0 |
1+ reviews |
Shirley Plantation
501 Shirley Plantation RoadCharles City, VA 23030-2907
Shirley Plantation Details
Descriptions from Across the Web
- The parents of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee were married at Shirley Plantation, the home of the Carter family since 1660. A Carter daughter, at her engagement party, used one of the dining room windows to test the authenticity of a diamond presented to her by a man she did not wish to marr... more on Yahoo! Travel
- At Shirley Plantation, history has been a guest here for eleven generations. Shirley Plantation is the oldest plantation in Virginia (1613) and the oldest family-owned business in North America (1638.) The current residents of this 365-year-old agricultural business are descendants of the origina... more on Virginia.org
- Described by one architectural historian as "the most intact 18th-century estate in Virginia," Shirley was founded beside the James River in 1613, making it Virginia's oldest plantation. It's also America's oldest family-owned business, begun in 1638. The plantation manse was built between 1723 a... more on Frommers
- Shirley, chartered in 1613 and the oldest plantation in Virginia, has been occupied by a single family, the Carters, for 11 generations. Their claim to the land goes back to 1638, when it was settled by a relative, Edward Hill. Robert E. Lee's mother was born here, and the Carters seem to be rela... more on Fodor's
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5.0
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Susan S. 's review
Shirley Plantation, Virginia's oldest plantation, has been home to the Hill-Carter family for 12 generations. They are still there, but open the first ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
Directions
Off Va. 5, 35 miles west of Williamsburg
Hours
9a-5p M-Su, closed on Christmas and Thanksgiving Day
Miscellaneous
- Admission: $11
Other Web Resources
- www.shirleyplantation.com
- http://www.virginia.org
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