| Page Views: 1,909 Last Visit to Charles City: October, 2004 | Land of James River plantations by matcrazy1 - last update: Mar 10, 2005 |
Berkeley plantation,site of the first Thanksgiving Nat (b1bob) planned for us to visit famous Colonial Williamsburg on our second day in American soil. First, we went by car to scenic Virginia Route 5 and we visited Berkely plantation - the first plantation I ever visited. Thank you Nat, it was great choice. There are a few other plantations nearby.
The Berkeley Plantation is the place where:
1. The first official Thanksgiving in America took place in 1619.
2. The first bourbon whiskey was distilled in 1621.
3. William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the USA (1841) was born in 1773. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President.
4. The first time Army bugle call "Taps" was played in 1862.
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Pretty landscapes and no city :-) Charles City in real is not a city but the county located east of Richmond along the northern bank of an impressive James River. The county has total population of only a little bit over 6,000 and... no city. Instead we saw beautiful fall landcapes with lakes, forests and farmlands. This area looks very similar to where I live in Poland. |
Delicious food :-) On the way to Williamsburg we ate delicious and authentic Southern lunch in Indian Fields Tavern restaurant. The restaurants in Richmond were great but... nothing compared to this one. |
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JLBG Sat Oct 10, 2009 21:39 UTC
First Bourbon distilled, that is interesting! Virginia cooking looks yummy! A great historic page with a lot of information. | kyoub Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:17 UTC
A great location and tour of the historic plantations. Odd that you couldn't get the sqirrels to pose for you. | whitecliff62 Sat Jan 7, 2006 20:44 UTC
Beautiful countryside and fine houses, looks like a superb place to explore, love the pic of the cannon ball embedded in the wall | margaretvn Sun May 1, 2005 10:26 UTC
another fantastic page Matt! |
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