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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. PAMPTU_150603_011.JPG: The Plantation Landscape Pamplin Historical Park Life was a lot simpler back then…or was it? You are standing near the center of a once successful and productive mid-19th century farm. To your right is the main house, Tudor Hall, built in two stages before the Civil War. When the armies arrived here in 1864 the lives of the farm's residents, both black and white, changed forever. In the Field Quarter to your left, exhibits, a film, and recreated environments examine the lives of slaves on Southern farms before the Civil War. Begin your visit to Tudor Hall in the basement exhibit, "A Land Worth Fighting For." Then explore five furnished rooms in the "big house" and recreated outbuildings where costumed historians go about the daily tasks of farm life in the Old South. In the Field Quarter be sure to see the exhibit "Slavery in America" and examine the log home typical of slave dwellings in the 1850s.
2. PAMPTU_150603_017.JPG: The Big House Tudor Hall Plantation -- Pamplin Historical Park -- This landscape re-creates elements of a typical Southside Virginia plantation during the mid-nineteenth century. Tudor Hall, an original nineteenth-century building, was at the center of a farm that supported the owner, his family, and their slaves. The exterior has been restored to its appearance in 1864-1865. The outbuildings have been re-created by Pamplin Historical Park. Begin the self-guided tour in the basement at the rear of the building with the exhibit "A Land Worth Fighting For." Afterwards, enter the first floor of the house through the back door. The furnished rooms show how the house was used at different times during the Civil War, first as a civilian home and later as a Confederate military headquarters. After touring the main house, explore the other plantation structures including the kitchen behind the house, the enclosed kitchen garden to the east, and the barn to the west. Compared to field hands, domestic slaves like the woman photographed with her mistress, benefited from proximity to the master's family. Higher quality food, clothing, and shelter, however, came at the expense of routine contact with other African Americans and constant scrutiny by their white owners.
3. PAMPTU_150603_027.JPG: Tobacco Barn Tudor Hall Plantation Nineteenth-century farmers cut tobacco plants and placed them on sticks to be cured in tobacco barns like this one. Curing, a four-week process, preserves plants by removing moisture, and brings out the aroma and flavor. Farmers in Dinwiddie County grew a dark-leaf tobacco called Oronoco, which they cured using small fires built on the floor of enclosed tobacco barns. Its high nicotine and low sugar content made Oronoco ideal for pipes, chew, and snuff. In 1860, Dinwiddie County farmers cured 3,795,314 pounds of tobacco in barns like the one above. Unlike his father, who relied largely on the production of tobacco for income, Joseph Boisseau, and many of his neighbors, diversified their crops to include grains, fruits, and vegetables to sell at market.
4. PAMPTU_150603_030.JPG: In 1860, Dinwiddie County farmers cured 3,795,314 pounds of tobacco in barns like the one above. Unlike his father, who relied largely on the production of tobacco for income, Joseph Boisseau, and many of his neighbors, diversified their crops to include grains, fruits, and vegetables to sell at market.
5. PAMPTU_150603_038.JPG: Tudor Hall Tudor Hall Plantation William Boisseau, a tobacco farmer, constructed Tudor Hall around 1812. Originally two rooms wide and one room deep, this style of house was popular in Dinwiddie County during the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the 1850s Joseph G. Boisseau, William's son, renovated the house. He expanded the east side, created a central hall, and added Greek Revival details inside and out. None of the original furnishings remain, but period antiques adorn the interior. Wallpaper, floor coverings, and color schemes have been reproduced based on paint analysis and popular fashions of the 1860s.
6. PAMPTU_150603_054.JPG: Kitchen and Servants Hall Tudor Hall Plantation The design of this building is typical of slave quarters built on Virginia plantations during the 1840s and 1850s. Each side provided space for one slave family, with a room downstairs for living and working and a loft for sleeping. The right side served as the plantation kitchen. Antebellum plantations (those built before the Civil War) usually had detached kitchens to keep the heat and odors of cooking from the main house. The other side was used for washing, spinning and weaving. This building is a reproduction of an original structure that still stands behind the Banks House. You may visit this structure today.
7. PAMPTU_150603_057.JPG: This drawing by Civil War correspondent Edwin Forbes depicts Virginia slaves in their quarters. In 1860, eleven of Joseph Boisseau's eighteen slaves were twelve years old or younger. They may have worked and played in and around the yard and kitchen.
8. PAMPTU_150603_079.JPG: Tudor Hall Barn Tudor Hall Plantation This building is a reproduction of a nineteenth-century barn located in Isle of Wright County, Virginia. Tidewater and Piedmont farmers constructed numerous small, inexpensive barns to support their work. Virginia's mild climate made it unnecessary to keep livestock indoors. Spaces in this barn may have provided a central location to milk cows, house draft animals, and store farm implements. The detached chicken house is home to rare breeds of poultry similar to those common in mid-nineteenth century Virginia. A group of plantation slaves loads hogsheads (wooden casks) of farm produce onto wagons for transport to market. Wagons, carts, and draft animals were as necessary to farmers in the nineteenth-century as tractors are today.
9. PAMPTU_150603_084.JPG: The Tudor Hall Story
10. PAMPTU_150603_089.JPG: A Land Worth Fighting For
11. PAMPTU_150603_091.JPG: Tudor Hall Beginnings
12. PAMPTU_150603_094.JPG: Land and Labor: The Southern Ideal of Success
13. PAMPTU_150603_098.JPG: What were Southern farms like in 1860?
14. PAMPTU_150603_124.JPG: How did Tudor Hall change by 1860?
15. PAMPTU_150603_134.JPG: The Landscape in 1860
16. PAMPTU_150603_136.JPG: On the Farm... Everyone Worked
17. PAMPTU_150603_143.JPG: Tudor Hall was a Profitable Business
18. PAMPTU_150603_148.JPG: The Hub of Farm Life
19. PAMPTU_150603_153.JPG: The family reaped the rewards
20. PAMPTU_150603_156.JPG: A Land Worth Fighting For
21. PAMPTU_150603_171.JPG: A Military Command Center
22. PAMPTU_150603_173.JPG: hat did they do?
23. PAMPTU_150603_178.JPG: Who Came Here?
24. PAMPTU_150603_183.JPG: What did they do?
25. PAMPTU_150603_184.JPG: In the Army... Everyone Worked
26. PAMPTU_150603_187.JPG: The Landscape in 1864
27. PAMPTU_150603_190.JPG: Did Tudor Hall Share the Fate of the South?
28. PAMPTU_150603_192.JPG: In the South A spiral of decline
29. PAMPTU_150603_198.JPG: At Tudor all The end of an era
30. PAMPTU_150603_203.JPG: A Thriving Business
31. PAMPTU_150603_209.JPG: Tudor Hall in 1860
32. PAMPTU_150603_211.JPG: A Military Headquarters
33. PAMPTU_150603_217.JPG: Tudor Hall in 1864-65
34. PAMPTU_150603_226.JPG: A Family Returns
35. PAMPTU_150603_229.JPG: 1869-1994 Living Gently on the Land
36. PAMPTU_150603_234.JPG: 1995-present Restoring Tudor Hall
37. PAMPTU_150603_320.JPG: Kitchen Garden Tudor Hall Plantation A nineteenth-century kitchen garden of one acre, about the size of a football field, could be maintained by one person and provide produce for 10-15 people. The management of the kitchen garden generally fell to the women of the household. The planter's family members or slaves provided the labor necessary to maintain the garden. Pamplin Historical Park grows "heirloom" varieties of common mid-nineteenth century herbs and vegetables both for historical accuracy and to prevent these varieties from becoming extinct. This sketch shows one of the many layouts used for a kitchen garden in the United States during the 1800s. Typically, the garden was just large enough for one person to manage. Southern kitchen gardens were the domain of the planters' wives, who received some assistance from their slave cooks.
38. PAMPTU_150603_326.JPG: Tudor Hall Field Quarter Tudor Hall Plantation -- Pamplin Historical Park -- The environment in front of you recreates elements of a plantation Field Quarter of the 1800s. The slaves who provided agricultural labor on farms like Tudor Hall lived in areas like this in the years before the Civil War. The first slave dwelling on the left as you enter the yard contains a multi-media exhibit examining the institution of slavery in the United States. The second slave house is furnished as the plantation laborers might have known it. Compare the lifestyle of these people with living conditions in the "big house" and the kitchen quarter behind Tudor Hall. The Field Quarter also includes a well house, chicken coop, and garden suggesting how the field slaves worked on their own time to supplement the rations provided by the plantation owner. Nearby, Pamplin Historic Park is cultivating several small plots demonstrating the types of crops grown in central and southern Virginia in the 19th century.
39. PAMPTU_150603_356.JPG: Slavery in America: Slavery, the South's "peculiar institution," played a central role in American history from our nation's origins through the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.
40. PAMPTU_150603_360.JPG: Slavery in America -- The Historical Context
41. PAMPTU_150603_362.JPG: Slavery was at the Heart of the American Conversation in the 1850s
42. PAMPTU_150603_366.JPG: The Global Context of Slavery
43. PAMPTU_150603_373.JPG: e Debate Over the Future of Slavery Ultimately Led to Secession
44. PAMPTU_150603_381.JPG: Slavery in America -- A Timeline
45. PAMPTU_150603_404.JPG: Slavery in America: Viewpoints of the 1850s
46. PAMPTU_150603_408.JPG: Slavery in America: Viewpoints of the 1850s
47. PAMPTU_150603_474.JPG: Tool Shed
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Description of Subject Matter: Journey back into the 19th Century at Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a Virginia Historic Landmark, and a National Historic Landmark, Pamplin Historical Park is recognized as one of America's premier historical attractions and as the most innovative Civil War history park in the country.

Located on the site of the April 2, 1865 "Breakthrough," the battle that ended the Petersburg Campaign and led to the evacuation of the Confederate capital at Richmond, the Park's 422 acres include four award-winning museums, four antebellum homes, living history venues, and shopping and dining facilities. Costumed interpreters conduct engaging demonstrations of military and civilian life of the Civil War era. Historians conduct guided tours of the battlefield and plantation homes daily.

The award-winning National Museum of the Civil War Soldier forms the Park's centerpiece. Here, the story of the 3 million common soldiers who fought in America's bloodiest conflict is told in breathtaking fashion using the latest museum technology. An impressive artifact collection is set amidst lifelike settings. Interactive learning stations attract kids and grownups alike. The entire experience is keyed to an audio tour featuring the words and "voices" of real participants in the war. Museums interpreting plantation life, slavery in America, and the Breakthrough battlefield of April 2, 1865 are within a short walk of the National Museum.

The Park also offers three miles of interpreted trails winding through some of America's best-preserved Civil War fortifications. Wheelchairs and scooters may be available for those needing assistance. Pamplin Historical Park draws visitors worldwide. Open 362 days annually, Pamplin Historical Park has received accolades from a wide range of national and regional media and has been rated by AAA Automotive Club as a Gem attraction.

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