Historic Hope Plantation
Located near Windsor, NC, the plantation complex offers unique insights into the late 18th- and 19th-century rural life in eastern North Carolina and the South.
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- Lesson plan: Learn about your county This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.
- Eastern North Carolina Digital Library Digitization project encompassing collections pertaining to the history of eastern North Carolina. Included are images and videos from historic locations.
- Farms and plantations The great majority of free North Carolinians, rich and poor, lived and worked on farms before the Civil War. In this chapter, we’ll examine a variety of primary sources — from letters and diaries to recipes and novels — that show what life and work were like for these people.
Related pages
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: Official site of the museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
- The Charlotte Museum of History: Permanent exhibits in the Charlotte Museum of History include Native American artifacts, representations of the colonial settlers, interactive dioramas of how the town of Charlotte looked in 1775, gold mining, the Civil War, and 2oth century topics. There are also temporary exhibits.
- Harmony Hall Plantation: This historic home in Bladen County sits on a property with other old buildings including a schoolhouse, a chapel, a corn crib, a log home, a store, a kitchen and other preserved buildings to show what the area may have looked like in the 1800s.
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- Learn more about 18th century, 19th century, American Indians, Bertie County, North Carolina, architecture, artifacts, arts, colonial , federal era, historic house museums, history, and rural life.
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Tour the authentically furnished c. 1803 Historic Hope Plantation, home of Governor David Stone, the 1763 King-Blazemore House, and the Samuel Cox House. Walk the plantation grounds and the Hope Forest nature trails. The modern Roanoke-Chowan Heritage Center features regional exhibits and annual celebrations of Native American and African-American heritage.
The Hope Plantation is located four miles from Windsor on NC 308. Call (252) 794-3140 for information. Admission is charged. Bertie County school children admitted free.
See the Life at a Federal Plantation Teacher’s Workbook for eighth grade social studies and Life at a Federal Plantation Teacher’s Workbook for fourth grade. Both have instructions for touring Hope Plantation as well as lesson plans and activities. Please see photograps of Historic Hope Plantation from NC ECHO
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