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

The Plantaton Landscape

Pamplin Historical Park

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 15, 2013

1. The Plantaton Landscape Marker

Inscription. Life was a lot simpler back then…or was it? You are standing near the center of a once successful and productive mid-19th century farm. To your right is the main house, Tudor Hall, built in two stages before the Civil War. When the armies arrived here in 1864 the lives of the farm’s residents, both black and white, changed forever. In the Field Quarter to your left, exhibits, a film, and recreated environments examine the lives of slaves on Southern farms before the Civil War.

Begin your visit to Tudor Hall in the basement exhibit, “A Land Worth Fighting For.” Then explore five furnished rooms in the “big house” and recreated outbuildings where costumed historians go about the daily tasks of farm life in the Old South. In the Field Quarter be sure to see the exhibit “Slavery in America” and examine the log home typical of slave dwellings in the 1850s.

Erected by Pamplin Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 37° 10.894′ N, 77° 28.705′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It can be reached from Boydton Plank

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Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located 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 Field Quarter (a few steps from this marker); The Big House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Plantation Time Management (within shouting distance of this marker); Field Quarter Outbuildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tudor Hall Barn (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 15, 2013

2. The Plantaton Landscape Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.