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Hace 5 días · Archaeologists are in the midst of a five-year project investigating the Williamsburg home of Virginia plantation owner and statesman John Custis IV. Visit the archaeological site, see artifacts as they're being discovered, and talk with experts in the field.
Hace 5 días · Take a guided tour through Custis Square, where archaeologists are excavating the four-acre property of John Custis IV. Learn about his time in the burgeoning capital city of Williamsburg and what our previous excavations have revealed about the wealthy statesman.
Hace 1 día · At sunrise, Washington, aided by Colonel Knox and artillery, led his men in a surprise attack on the unsuspecting Hessians and their commander, Colonel Johann Rall. The Hessians had 22 killed, including Colonel Rall, 83 wounded, and 850 captured with supplies.
Hace 4 días · A fuller picture of history emerges at Virginia plantation of Nelly Custis Lewis. Visitors to the Woodlawn plantation will hear about an enslaved cook named Hanson and see his recipes, learn...
Hace 6 horas · A new resident arrived in 1831, when then-Lieutenant Robert E. Lee—himself the son of Washington’s trusted cavalry commander during the Revolutionary War—married Wash’s only surviving child, Mary. For 30 years, the Lees made Arlington their home and raised a family there between his military assignments.
Hace 3 días · Tour: Custis Square Archaeology. Take a guided tour and talk with archaeologists about the current archaeological investigations at John Custis IV’s four-acre home and early 18th-century gardens. Multiple Times. CW Admission.
Hace 3 días · Before the war, the 1,000 acres of Arlington Plantation was the home of U.S. Army Colonel Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Custis, the great-granddaughter of George and Martha Washington.
