The property has been used for military reenactments including events related to the 225th anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown which was held in 2006. Endview Plantation is the home of 'The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum'. Д®ndview was acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995. We were immediately greeted by Savannah, who was our tour guide. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., one of two doctors in Warwick County, Virginia, Endview also served as a hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War. My husband and I visited Endview Plantation on June 26, 2017. Military use again came during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. General Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s Virginia Militia used it as a resting place on September 28, 1781, en route to Yorktown shortly before the surrender of the British troops under Lord Cornwallis. According to United States Census records of the Slave population in Mecklenburg County, Alexander owned 33 slaves in 1860.2 Because of the nature of the census records, and the inaccessibility of more accurate family records, it is.

The 238-year-old house and grounds were used by military forces during the Revolutionary War. Like many plantation owners of his time, Alexander used slave labor to maintain a profitable economic enterprise. The price is 32 per adult (a 12.50 savings) and 30.50 for AAA members (a 14 savings). National Register of Historic PlacesД®ndview Plantation is a 17th century plantation which is currently located on Virginia State Route 238 in the Lee Hall community in the northwestern area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia.Д®arlier known as the Harwood Plantation, it was built in 1769 by William Harwood along the Great Warwick Road, which linked the colonial capital of Williamsburg with the town of Hampton on the harbor of Hampton Roads. The tourism department offers a Newport News Combination Ticket that includes admission to Endview Plantation, Lee Hall Mansion, The MarinersвЂ™ Museum, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Peninsula SPCA Petting Zoo, Virginia Living Museum, and Virginia War Museum.

Endview plantation september 2016