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Getting Word
Getting Word Oral History Project, an online exhibit of findings from interviews with descendants of Monticello slaves.
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The House

The House (image show's detail of Palladian Lunette Window in Northwest Portico) Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years.
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The Gardens and Grounds

Gardens and Grounds (image shows pink and white dianthus)The gardens at Monticello were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. More »

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The Plantation

The Plantation (image shows vegetable garden and Garden Pavilion) The Monticello plantation of 5,000 acres was a center of agriculture and industry, and was home not only to the Jefferson family, but to workers, black and white, enslaved and free. More »

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