Visitors during the period can see battle strategies played out on a large stage. Information in this listing has not yet been claimed and verified. Each year a battle from the Civil War is chosen and a weekend long reenactment is put on by volunteers. Reenactments illustrate how residents of the area lived during the Civil War era. The Endview Plantation is currently used as a living history museum. After the city gained ownership of the Plantation, they began restorations to the building to bring it back to its 1862 appearance. The Plantation was acquired by Newport News in 1995 and has been used a museum since then. Work With This Festival Everfest Member Exclusive. Hotels & Airbnbs Nearby Everfest Affiliate. Endview Plantation 1017, 362 Yorktown Rd Newport News, VA. Festival information may not be up to date due to COVID-19, but you can view our list of cancellations here.
During the Civil War, Endview was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Oct 2022 Dates Unconfirmed Newport News, VA Historical. During the Revolutionary War, the plantation was used as a rest stop for soldiers. The remaining grave markers date from the nineteenth century though there are burials that date back to the colonial era.īecause of its ideal location, Endview has been used by soldiers throughout history. These private cemeteries were used by the inhabitants of the home. Also on the grounds are the Curtis and Hardwood Cemeteries. Things to do near Mulberry Inn & Plaza at Fort Eustis on Tripadvisor: See 8,871 reviews and 2,308 candid photos of things to do near Mulberry Inn & Plaza at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The third building is a reproduction smokehouse. The second is the Denbigh Dairy Farm this building was relocated in 1999. The first is a reproduction colonial home. Endview Plantation (Harwood Plantation) is an 18th-century plantation which is located on Virginia State Route 238 in the Lee Hall community in the northwestern area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia. On the twenty-four acre piece of land there are also three buildings brought in for use in the museum. LEARN MORE Lee Hall Mansion Built between 18, Lee Hall Mansion was home to affluent planter Richard Decatur Lee. Learn about the history of Endview through tours, exhibits, special events and programs throughout the entire year. The home is a two-story Georgian-style single family house. Historic Endview This land served as a Confederate hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. It would later be renamed Endview in the mid-1800s. William Harwood completed construction of what was originally named Harwood Plantation in 1769.
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