Near Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Kitchen Garden

Tudor Hall Plantation

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

1. Kitchen Garden Marker

Inscription. A nineteenth-century kitchen garden of one acre, about the size of a football field, could be maintained by one person and provide produce for 10-15 people. The management of the kitchen garden generally fell to the women of the household. The planter’s family members or slaves provided the labor necessary to maintain the garden. Pamplin Historical Park grows “heirloom” varieties of common mid-nineteenth century herbs and vegetables both for historical accuracy and to prevent these varieties from becoming extinct.

Erected by Pamplin Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 37° 10.848′ N, 77° 28.688′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It can be reached from Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Duncan Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Pamplin Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tudor Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big House (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen and Servants Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Boisseau Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall Field Quarter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Plantaton Landscape (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

More about this marker. The left of the marker contains a possible layout of a Kitchen Garden.

Also see . . . Tudor Hall Plantation. Pamplin Historical Park website. (Submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Kitchen Garden at Tudor Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

2. Kitchen Garden at Tudor Hall

The Kitchen Garden at Tudor Hall is located behind the fence at the left of the photo.

Kitchen Garden Layout from Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

3. Kitchen Garden Layout from Marker

This sketch shows one of the many layouts used for a kitchen garden in the United States during the 1800s. Typically, the garden was just large enough for one person to manage. Southern kitchen gardens were the domain of the planters’ wives, who received some assistance from their slave cooks.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,126 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on October 2, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.