About: Berkeley Plantation

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Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred, named after the Berkeley Company of England. In 1726, it became the ancestral home of the Harrison family of Virginia, after Benjamin Harrison IV located there and built one of the first three-story brick mansions in Virginia. It is the home to two presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, and his grandson Benjamin Harrison. It is now a museum property, open to the public.

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  • Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred, named after the Berkeley Company of England. In 1726, it became the ancestral home of the Harrison family of Virginia, after Benjamin Harrison IV located there and built one of the first three-story brick mansions in Virginia. It is the home to two presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, and his grandson Benjamin Harrison. It is now a museum property, open to the public. Among the many American "firsts" that occurred at Berkeley Plantation are: * In 1619 settlers celebrated the first annual Thanksgiving celebration after landing at Berkeley Hundred. * In 1862 the Army bugle call "Taps" was first played, by bugler Oliver W. Norton; the melody was written at Harrison's Landing, the plantation's old wharf, by Norton and General Daniel Butterfield. (en)
  • La plantation de Berkeley également appelée Harrisson's Landing se trouve dans l'État de Virginie, à l'est des États-Unis. (fr)
  • 柏克來種植園，是美國最早創立的大庄园之一，面积約100英畝，位於弗吉尼亚州的查尔斯城县，临近詹姆斯河和弗吉尼亚州5号州道。 (zh)
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  • La plantation de Berkeley également appelée Harrisson's Landing se trouve dans l'État de Virginie, à l'est des États-Unis. (fr)
  • 柏克來種植園，是美國最早創立的大庄园之一，面积約100英畝，位於弗吉尼亚州的查尔斯城县，临近詹姆斯河和弗吉尼亚州5号州道。 (zh)
  • Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred, named after the Berkeley Company of England. In 1726, it became the ancestral home of the Harrison family of Virginia, after Benjamin Harrison IV located there and built one of the first three-story brick mansions in Virginia. It is the home to two presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, and his grandson Benjamin Harrison. It is now a museum property, open to the public. (en)
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  • Berkeley Plantation (en)
  • Plantation de Berkeley (fr)
  • 柏克來種植園 (zh)
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