Chantilly in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Heirloom Garden
A Farm for Sale. In 1801, Richard Bland Lee placed an ad in the Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer: "A Garden of two acres containing the most valuable fruits and plants and a spacious yard are inclosed in a durable manner."
An 1801 real estate ad and archaeology tell us the Lee family garden was about 2 acres, the size of 2 ½ football fields. The flowers, vegetables and herbs grown here are similar to the types of plants they grew. The Lees also had fruit trees. In the past, the enslaved workers and lee family members tended the garden. Today, volunteers are the primary caretakers. Harvests are used in programs for adults and children.
Erected 2022 by Fairfax County Park Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Anthropology & Archaeology • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
Location. 38° 54.472′ N, 77° 25.889′ W. Marker is in Chantilly, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Historic Sully Way 0.8 miles south of Air and Space Museum Parkway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3642 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly VA 20151, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. An 18th Century Enslaved Community at Sully (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
