Poplar Forrest
1776 Poplar Frst Pkwy, Lynchburg, VA 24502, USA
Virginia, USA
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EST. 1806
EST. 1806
1773
Jefferson, Thomas
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Poplar Forrest.
Poplar Forest is a plantation and retreat home in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia that belonged to Founding Father and third U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773 and began designing and working on his retreat home in 1806.
About Poplar Forrest
Poplar Forest was Thomas Jefferson’s Bedford County plantation and later retreat. During the Revolution, its land and enslaved workforce formed part of Jefferson’s agricultural holdings while he served as Virginia’s wartime governor. No battle occurred here; its significance is association with a principal author of independence.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Poplar Forrest
Poplar Forest was Thomas Jefferson’s Bedford County plantation and later retreat. During the Revolution, its land and enslaved workforce formed part of Jefferson’s agricultural holdings while he served as Virginia’s wartime governor.
No battle occurred here; its significance is association with a principal author of independence.
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