The oldest plantation in Virginia, dating back to 1613. It was a tobacco plantation and the primary labor force was enslaved Africans and their descendants. The tobacco was shipped within the colonies and to England.
Sharswood Foundation - raising funds to restore slave cabin and cemetery in Gretna Virginia
Sharswood Foundation. 5685 Riceville Road, Gretna, Virginia 24557, United States. 707-344-5145