The Weston Farmhouse

Описание: Arthur Collins purchased Weston Farm after the Civil War and had a large farmhouse constructed for himself and modeled after his family home at Somerset Place. There he employed formerly enslaved persons to work as day laborers and tenant farmers. If you have any questions about this video, please comment below.

To learn more about Somerset Place's post-Civil War history, join us for our special guided tour, "Somerset Place in the New South: From Plantation to State Historic Site, 1865 - Present." This new tour is offered on the third Saturday of every month at 1:00 p.m. or by reservation for groups of 15 - 25 people. This tour is designed for participants of high school age and up. There is a tour fee of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors. For more information: https://bit.ly/31tizU2

Somerset Place, once one of the largest plantations in antebellum North Carolina and now a representative state historic site, is open to the public Tuesday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is our aim to offer visitors a comprehensive social history exploring the family life of all former plantation residents: the enslaved community, plantation owners, and hired white and Black employees.

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