![]() But, in all honesty I do wish I would have had the time to buy a combo ticket to include another sight as overall it was a below average experience. I know it costs to keep buildings in good order and grass cut. The price of the admission is not bad - $8. If I would have had bug spray I am sure I would have stayed longer - and a gravel path to walk on would have helped I am sure. By this time I was being eaten alive by chiggers and mosquitoes so I quickly viewed and left. I walked a ways and figured out I needed to walk the opposite direction. The path leads to a large open grassy field, with no sign pointing which way to go. I then walked through the nature path to view another cemetery on the property - this was very confusing as it just has one sign pointing to the cemetery and nothing else. After touring the house you are given a map to follow to other sights on the property - two small grave yards and a small wooden building (that was moved from another sight) There are no path ways so you have to walk through the grass for viewing, this would not have been an issues except with the dampness on the ground (it was 11 AM) by the time I walked to the small building both my socks and shoes were very wet. The tour guide really did not have much to say, however, she was friendly and would answer questions when asked. In the main office they had a small display showing the homes history along with the area's time line. The house itself is old and interesting, however, since it has very little from the original owners they had on display items from that time period. Visitors are taken through ranks and taught how battle formations were created on the field.I was very excited to have time to visit as I had seen it from the road several times. Visitors during the period can see battle strategies played out on a large stage. Each year a battle from the Civil War is chosen and a weekend long reenactment is put on by volunteers. Reenactments illustrate how residents of the area lived during the Civil War era. The Endview Plantation is currently used as a living history museum. After the city gained ownership of the Plantation, they began restorations to the building to bring it back to its 1862 appearance. The Plantation was acquired by Newport News in 1995 and has been used a museum since then. During the Civil War, Endview was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. During the Revolutionary War, the plantation was used as a rest stop for soldiers. The remaining grave markers date from the nineteenth century though there are burials that date back to the colonial era.īecause of its ideal location, Endview has been used by soldiers throughout history. These private cemeteries were used by the inhabitants of the home. Also on the grounds are the Curtis and Hardwood Cemeteries. The third building is a reproduction smokehouse. The second is the Denbigh Dairy Farm this building was relocated in 1999. The first is a reproduction colonial home. On the twenty-four acre piece of land there are also three buildings brought in for use in the museum. The home is a two-story Georgian-style single family house. It would later be renamed Endview in the mid-1800s. William Harwood completed construction of what was originally named Harwood Plantation in 1769.
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