Southern plantations typically had a private plot containing the graves of several generations of family members. The property has been used for military reenactments including events related to the 225th anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown which was held in 2006. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. Admission is free, tours of the Historic Endview home have a small charge. Humphrey Harwood Curtis who commanded the Company H, 32nd Virginia. This historic home was built in 1769 and was occupied by Dr. Only four miles from Yorktown, the Georgian-style house saw. Endview Plantation, Newport News, Virginia. Harwood’s family owned a 1,500-acre plantation and served in the House of Burgesses until the early 19th century. He commanded the soldiers until May 1862. Constructed for William Harwod circa 1769, Endview Plantation is one of the last remaining colonial buildings in the city of Newport News. 32nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment in May 1861. Curtis organized Warwick Beauregards company called H. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, acquired the plantation in 1858. The home was built in 1769 for William Harwood. Endview Plantation is the home of 'The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum'. The City of Newport News Department of Parks and Recreation and the Peninsula Master Naturalists are pleased to announce the Second Annual Paw Paw Festival at Historic Endview on Augfrom 11-4. Endview Plantation is a significant historical site in Virginia. Įndview was acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995.

Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., one of two doctors in Warwick County, Virginia, Endview also served as a hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War. Military use again came during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. Endview Plantation is a museum in Newport News in United States. General Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s Virginia Militia used it as a resting place on September 28, 1781, en route to Yorktown shortly before the surrender of the British troops under Lord Cornwallis. The 238-year-old house and grounds were used by military forces during the Revolutionary War. National Register of Historic PlacesĮndview Plantation is a 17th century plantation which is currently located on Virginia State Route 238 in the Lee Hall community in the northwestern area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia.Įarlier known as the Harwood Plantation, it was built in 1769 by William Harwood along the Great Warwick Road, which linked the colonial capital of Williamsburg with the town of Hampton on the harbor of Hampton Roads.

Endview plantation 1630 cemetary