![]() ![]() 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. 1 review of Endview Plantation 'The lot is seemingly preserved well, several historical buildings and a ton of land. Information in this listing has not yet been claimed and verified. Endview Plantation is the home of "The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum". 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. McLaws and Toombs during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. Easy to access off the 64 exit to the 238/Yorktown. Built in 1769, Endview Plantation functioned as a Confederate hospital and headquarters for Gens. There was a problem volunteering for this cemetery. You will no longer be notified of photo requests for this cemetery. Military use again came during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. 1 review of Endview Plantation 'The lot is seemingly preserved well, several historical buildings and a ton of land. × You have successfully removed Endview Cemetery from your Photo Volunteer cemetery list. 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. 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. 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. ![]()
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