1/4/2024 0 Comments Endview plantation address![]() The only creepy place was not the cemetery out back but the woods surrounding the property. My sister and I would fall asleep to the sound of wooden heeled boots walking around the house, a soldier ever on patrol. She was amazing and the only truly good entity I have ever known. There was a white woman in the house, we believed her to be one of the 2 graves in the front. I lived there as a child in the late 80’s. Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourist Alliance ![]() And of course the plantation graveyard is full of activity as well. The curtains in a former nursery open on their own after being closed for the night and a fireplace mantle in one downstairs room has carvings on it from the wounded soldiers which gives people an uneasy feeling when they get too close. A woman, believed to be Dr Curtis’ wife Mariah, has also been seen crossing the road toward the house during the reenactments. Paranormal enthusiasts believe that the plantation house is haunted by General Magruder. Military reenactments also take place on the property, including those honouring the 225th anniversary of the Seige of Yorktown. Today, Endview Plantation is owned by the City of Newport News and is home to “The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum”. During the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War, the plantation was used as a hospital, being owned at the time by Dr Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr, one of two doctors in the area. Though we don’t know what use it had during the War of 1812, there is evidence the home was put to military use again then. The abundance of fresh game and water attracted local Native American tribes (Powhatan Confederation) for 1,200 years prior to the settlement at Jamestown.ĭuring the Revolutionary War, Endview was a resting place for General Thomas Nelson, Jr‘s troops heading for Yorktown. The house sits atop a small knoll with a spring at the base and is surrounded by prime farm land. Built in the Georgian style of architecture, the house sits on what was once the Great Warwick Road (now Virginia State Route 238) which connected the colonial capital of Williamsburg to the town of Hampton. A native of Newport News, Moore lives in Yorktown, Virginia.After watching Larry the Cable Guy make a complete ass of himself on a recent episode of Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy titled ‘America After Dark’ by joining a paranormal investigation of a Virginia plantation, I decided to find and share the story behind the plantation visited.Įnter Endview Plantation, built in 1769, which began life as Harwood Plantation, built by William Harwood. ![]() Michael has also served as editor and photographic editor for eleven books and written articles for Virginia Cavalcade, North & South, and Military Collector & Historian. Moore is co-author with Kevin Dougherty of The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: A Military Analysis. Moore serves on the Civil War Sesquicentennial Committees for the City of Newport News, York County, and Williamsburg/James City County. Since his employment with the City of Newport News, Moore has curated exhibits at historic sites and led battlefield tours throughout Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. He received a bachelor of arts in history from Christopher Newport University and a master of arts in history from Old Dominion University. Michael Moore is the curator and registrar for Lee Hall Mansion and Endview Plantation in Newport News, Virginia. Quarstein has published numerous books, including A History of Ironclads," "Monitor Boys," "The CSS Virginia" and "Big Bethel." J. He is the Historian for the Monitor Project at The Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia. During his career, he has started or revitalized 15 museums. John Quarstein is the Director of Newport News Museums and a consultant for numerous other museums.
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