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Antebellum homes and plantations

Mendenhall Plantation

Mendenhall gardens

The herb garden on the Mendenhall plantation. The herb garden was maintained by the resident doctor in Jamestown, North Carolina, Dr. Madison Lindsay. Herbal medicines were the primary form of treatment in antebellum America, and Dr. Lindsay and his medical students made their own medications.

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