Last updated: 3/11/2011
1542 Bateman Bridge RoadForest, VA 24551
P.O. Box 419Forest, VA 24551
Adults - $14
Military/Seniors - $12
Group Rate - $10
College Students - $7
Youth 6-11 - $2
Youth 12-18 - $6
Youth 5 and under - Free
AAA discounts available.
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Ms. Octavia Starbuck
phone: 434-534-8108
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Designed and built in 1806 by Thomas Jefferson as his personal retreat and used when he was overwhelmed by visitors at Monticello. Jefferson escaped three to four times a year where he found the "solitude of a hermit" at the retreat. Restoration in progress.
1773-Thomas Jefferson visited Poplar Forest for the first time in September after his wife inherited the 4,812 acre plantation following the death of her father, John Wayles. 1781- Jefferson and family in seclusion at Poplar Forest after British invasion of Monticello. He worked on Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book
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Notes on the State of Poplar Forest, biannual newsletter
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