Monticello (Plantation)
Articles about the operation, organization, and people of the larger 5,000-acre Monticello.
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![The recreated paling fence reaching along Mulberry Row to the recreated Hemmings Cabin at Monticello.]()
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![A engraving depiction of charcoal burning showing men working next to two conical mounds and two low mounds from which smoke is rising.]()
EncyclopediaJacob Silknitter
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![Digital rendering of the expanded Stables circa 1816, showing and L-shaped series of buildings, two of stone and topped with a wooden roof and two completely wooden and painted white with several red doors of varying sizes.]()
William Maddox
At Monticello, 1802 and 1806-1808.
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![Jefferson's 1809 survey plat of Monticello mountain showing the location of the main house and the various plantation roads up to the Rivanna River.]()
EncyclopediaRoundabout Road System
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![A recreated spinning jenny, a large wooden machine that features a 3-foot-diameter operating wheel next to wooden bar threaded with rows of fiber connect to spindles at each end.]()
William McLure
At Monticello, 1812 to 1814
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![Detail from "Blacksmith 1st Mass. Arty. Harrisons" by Alfred R. Waud, 1862; Library of Congress]()
EncyclopediaBlacksmithing
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![Drawing of two women working with milk on opposite sides of a room lined with shelves holding bowls of various sizes and two small butter churns on the floor.]()
EncyclopediaDairying
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![Cuts of "Pork" and "Beef" drawn out and numbered one side by side images of a pig and cow with the cuts listed out below.]()
EncyclopediaPreservation of Meat
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![A recreated spinning jenny, a large wooden machine that features a 3-foot-diameter operating wheel next to wooden bar threaded with rows of fiber connect to spindles at each end.]()
EncyclopediaSpinning and Weaving
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EncyclopediaNailmaking
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![A small rusted metal drinking cup excavated along Monticello's Mulberry Row.]()
EncyclopediaTinsmithing
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![A drawing labeled "A Sawyer" of a man standing on board holding one side of two-man saw while the hands of another man in pit below holds the other side.]()
EncyclopediaSawing and Rough Carpentry
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![Drawing of Jefferson's mill house and water wheel and other buildings along the Rivanna River and showing a post-Jefferson train track running alongside.]()
EncyclopediaGristmill and Canal Operations
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![A topographic map of part of the larger Monticello plantation showing the main house on the far left and the location of the sawmill to the far right near the Rivanna River.]()
EncyclopediaSawmill Operation
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EncyclopediaMulberry Row Phases
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![Digital model of the interior of the "Negro Quarter" featuring two large rooms with a common wall with a hearth and chimney below two loft spaces.]()
Encyclopedia"Negro Quarter"
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![Jefferson's sketch of Monticello and buildings along Mulberry with descriptions of each written out for insurance purposes, 1796. Labeled as N133; K136. Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 22.1 cm (18" x 8-11/16"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.]()
Encyclopedia1796 Mutual Assurance Plat
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![Digital recreation of three wooden slave dwellings in front of a tall wooden fence; digital image by Rendersphere, LLC]()
Encyclopedia"Servant's Houses" r., s. & t.
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![Digital model of a Nailery (lighter colored building on the left) and Blacksmith's Shop (darker colored building on the right), both with simple, non-glass windows and large doors.]()
EncyclopediaBlacksmith's Shop
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![Digital rendering of the expanded Stables circa 1816, showing and L-shaped series of buildings, two of stone and topped with a wooden roof and two completely wooden and painted white with several red doors of varying sizes.]()
EncyclopediaStables
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![A small wooden building with an a-frame roof, a door, and no windows.]()
EncyclopediaCoal Sheds
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![Digital rendering of the saw pit that once existed on Mulberry Row]()
EncyclopediaSaw Pit
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![Digital model of the Carpenter's Shop, a wooden building with barn doors, shuttered windows, and an a-frame roof.]()
EncyclopediaCarpenter's Shop
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![Digital model of a "Necessary," a wooden shed-like structure with a door and no visible windows.]()
EncyclopediaNecessary House
