Near Port Royal in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hazelwood
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2021
1. Hazelwood Marker
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Hazelwood was the home plantation of John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824), agricultural reformer and political theorist. Taylor studied law under his uncle, the jurist Edmund Pendleton, and was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. Senate, where he was an ally of Thomas Jefferson and an advocate of states' rights. In essays and books he argued that agrarian vitality was essential to the success of the republic. Taylor constructed agricultural experiments here and published his findings. The forced labor of enslaved African Americans sustained the plantation. The house burned during the Civil War. Taylor is buried on the property.
Hazelwood was the home plantation of John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824), agricultural reformer and political theorist. Taylor studied law under his uncle, the jurist Edmund Pendleton, and was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. Senate, where he was an ally of Thomas Jefferson and an advocate of states' rights. In essays and books he argued that agrarian vitality was essential to the success of the republic. Taylor constructed agricultural experiments here and published his findings. The forced labor of enslaved African Americans sustained the plantation. The house burned during the Civil War. Taylor is buried on the property.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number N-14.)
Location. 38° 10.659′ N, 77° 13.604′ W. Marker is near Port Royal, Virginia, in Caroline County. Marker
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is on Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles north of Hazelwood Lane (Virginia Route 675), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24164 Tidewater Trail, Port Royal VA 22535, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2021
2. Hazelwood Marker
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