Near Lynchburg in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Poplar Forest Planting Memorandum 1812

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 1, 2016

1. Poplar Forest Planting Memorandum 1812 Marker

Inscription. "Clump Of Athenian & Balsam poplars at each corner of the house intermix locusts, common and Kentucky, redbuds, dogwoods, calycanthus, liriodendron"
Poplar Forest Planting Memorandum 1812

Archaeologists discovered the remains of a Jeffersonian tree clump and an oval planting bed. The clump consisted of a densely planted circle of ornamental trees and shrubs. Adjacent to the clump, Jefferson instructed his overseer to plant an oval bed of robinia hispida, or prickly locust. Two other oval beds containing roses were planted in front of the house. Their precise locations have not yet been discovered.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 37° 20.886′ N, 79° 15.882′ W. Marker is near Lynchburg, Virginia, in Bedford County. It can be reached from Bateman Bridge Road. Located on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest VA 24551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Transforming a Plantation into a Private Retreat, 1806—1826 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mounds Made of Ideas and Sweat (within shouting distance of this marker); "A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness” (within shouting distance of this marker); Crafting a Masterpiece, Longing for Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Plantation Worker Housing (about 300 feet away); “I have this summer built a wing of offices...” (about 300 feet away); St. Stephen's Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Samuel Miller (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Other

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, October 1, 2016

2. Poplar Forest Planting Memorandum 1812 Marker

markers no longer nearby. Commemorating Lewis and Clark (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Why build the mounds? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); How was the landscape partitioned? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); What happened to Poplar Forest after Jefferson's death? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Why is the lawn sunken? (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.