Spotsylvania… Fall Hill Plantation, Spotsylvania County, Virginia 25 Jun 201712 Sep 2026 OVERVIEW Fall Hill was home to generations of Black people enslaved by the Thornton family near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The plantation stood on high ground overlooking the Rappahannock River, on land…
Alabama… Thornhill Plantation, Greene County, Alabama 25 Jun 201712 Sep 2026 OVERVIEW By 1860, Thornhill was home to a Black community of at least 156 enslaved men, women, and children, making it one of the larger enslaved communities in Greene County,…
Alabama… Rosemount Plantation 24 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Forkland, Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: 1818 Associated Surnames: Alcorn, Glover, Hadden, Lyon, Thornton Historical Notes: Allen Glover migrated with his wife Sarah Serena Norwood Glover from…
Alabama… Hill of Howth 24 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: 1816 Associated Surnames: Gould, Gowdy, McKee Historical Notes: Hill of Howth, the first house erected by a white settler in Boligee, Greene…
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