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Berkeley Plantation

Berkeley Plantation

One of Virginia's most historic plantations and the site of the first official Thanksgiving in 1619, Berkeley is also the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Harrison, the nation's 9th president. The 1726 mansion is furnished with period antiques. Gardens and the vista of the James River are lovely.

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