The best work unfolding at such sites today is led by groups like the Montpelier Descendants Committee, which fought for decades to gain a stake in the governance of the Virginia plantation site.

In some ways he was a lucky man. To be sure, finding yourself in bondage on a Virginia tobacco plantation was not the result of good luck, but Anthony Johnson would rise above his low status and ...

Archaeology at a 17th-Century Trading Plantation Site in the City of Hampton, Virginia Supported by: Virginia Department of Transportation and The City of Hampton The William & Mary Center for ...

Shirley Plantation, Virginia's oldest plantation, has been operated by the same family since 1638. Browse its gift shop, and take the tour. Guests stroll inside nearby Berkeley Plantation to ...