Poplar Grove Plantation
Students will enjoy touring the big house and tenant farmer's cabin, the craft shops, and the blacksmith's shop at Poplar Grove Plantation.
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- The Time of the Lincolns This site looks into all aspects of life during the time Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States. Primary sources include letters and first-hand accounts from soldiers, nurses, abolitionists, and others from that time period.
- Lesson plan: Interpreting Diaries of the American South Students will read diaries of individuals who lived in the American South from 1865-1917. After reading these diaries the students will use a visual means of displaying their interpretation. Visual presentations will be one of the following: shadow box, poster, PowerPoint using drawings done by the student, brochure, or presenting an item that would have been used during the time that their diary was written.
- Documenting the American South Ten thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture.
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- Green River Plantation: Located 7 miles from the town of Rutherfordton, the Green River Plantation has been carefully restored by the Cantrell family. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open for tours.
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- Learn more about New Hanover County, North Carolina, antebellum, architecture, arts, crafts, historic house museums, history, plantations, and slavery.
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Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this plantation owes its success to the peanut. Poplar Grove Plantation preserves the homestead of a successful farming family, and the outbuildings and crafts typical of a 1800s era working community.
Teachers may choose from three different programs. Poplar Grove Plantation is located at 10200 US Hwy. 17 North. To arrange for a tour, call (910) 686-9518 or send email to pgp@poplargrove.com.
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