School
Tuckahoe is open year-round for self-guided tours of the grounds. Walk the “Ghost Walk,” a historic Boxwood-lined path that still exists today and marks the grand dimension of the former Boxwood maze. Guided House tours can be scheduled and customized for particular interests. View the mansion built in the era of great plantations, the one room schoolhouse, and the original Plantation Street slave quarters.
supports classroom learning in:
Social Studies.
topics covered:
History, Colonial History, Presidents, Slavery, Architecture, Gardening.
contact info
Phone: 804-774-1614
Email: [email protected]
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Tuckahoe Plantation
Tuckahoe Plantation is an extraordinary colonial plantation considered one of the most complete existing 18th century plantation layouts in North America. Tuckahoe was originally settled by the influential Randolph family of colonial Virginia. From 1745 until 1752, Tuckahoe was the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson began his studies as a young boy in the one-room schoolhouse that still stands today.
contact info
Hrs: Daily 9AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
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Historic Site Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed; Boston’s Old State House, where the Boston Massacre and the American Revolution began; Washington D.C.’s National Mall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech; Virginia’s Jamestown settlement, the country’s first colony; Charleston’s Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired; New York’s Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants were introduced to their new home. All of these sites, significant to America’s history, can be visited, toured, and admired. While visiting one of the many historical sites around the country, consider the importance in preserving these sites.
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Scouts
Tuckahoe is open year-round for self-guided tours of the grounds. Walk the “Ghost Walk,” a historic Boxwood-lined path that still exists today and marks the grand dimension of the former Boxwood maze. Guided House tours can be scheduled and customized for particular interests. View the mansion built in the era of great plantations, the one room schoolhouse, and the original Plantation Street slave quarters.
topics covered:
History, Colonial History, Presidents, Slavery, Architecture, Gardening.
contact info
Phone: 804-774-1614
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Tuckahoe Plantation
Tuckahoe Plantation is an extraordinary colonial plantation considered one of the most complete existing 18th century plantation layouts in North America. Tuckahoe was originally settled by the influential Randolph family of colonial Virginia. From 1745 until 1752, Tuckahoe was the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson began his studies as a young boy in the one-room schoolhouse that still stands today.
contact info
Hrs: Daily 9AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Historic Site Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed; Boston’s Old State House, where the Boston Massacre and the American Revolution began; Washington D.C.’s National Mall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech; Virginia’s Jamestown settlement, the country’s first colony; Charleston’s Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired; New York’s Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants were introduced to their new home. All of these sites, significant to America’s history, can be visited, toured, and admired. While visiting one of the many historical sites around the country, consider the importance in preserving these sites.
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Camp
Tuckahoe is open year-round for self-guided tours of the grounds. Walk the “Ghost Walk,” a historic Boxwood-lined path that still exists today and marks the grand dimension of the former Boxwood maze. Guided House tours can be scheduled and customized for particular interests. View the mansion built in the era of great plantations, the one room schoolhouse, and the original Plantation Street slave quarters.
topics covered:
History, Colonial History, Presidents, Slavery, Architecture, Gardening.
contact info
Phone: 804-774-1614
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Tuckahoe Plantation
Tuckahoe Plantation is an extraordinary colonial plantation considered one of the most complete existing 18th century plantation layouts in North America. Tuckahoe was originally settled by the influential Randolph family of colonial Virginia. From 1745 until 1752, Tuckahoe was the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson began his studies as a young boy in the one-room schoolhouse that still stands today.
contact info
Hrs: Daily 9AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Historic Site Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed; Boston’s Old State House, where the Boston Massacre and the American Revolution began; Washington D.C.’s National Mall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech; Virginia’s Jamestown settlement, the country’s first colony; Charleston’s Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired; New York’s Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants were introduced to their new home. All of these sites, significant to America’s history, can be visited, toured, and admired. While visiting one of the many historical sites around the country, consider the importance in preserving these sites.
View Lesson Plan>>
Homeschool
Tuckahoe is open year-round for self-guided tours of the grounds. Walk the “Ghost Walk,” a historic Boxwood-lined path that still exists today and marks the grand dimension of the former Boxwood maze. Guided House tours can be scheduled and customized for particular interests. View the mansion built in the era of great plantations, the one room schoolhouse, and the original Plantation Street slave quarters.
supports classroom learning in:
Social Studies.
topics covered:
History, Colonial History, Presidents, Slavery, Architecture, Gardening.
contact info
Phone: 804-774-1614
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Tuckahoe Plantation
Tuckahoe Plantation is an extraordinary colonial plantation considered one of the most complete existing 18th century plantation layouts in North America. Tuckahoe was originally settled by the influential Randolph family of colonial Virginia. From 1745 until 1752, Tuckahoe was the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson began his studies as a young boy in the one-room schoolhouse that still stands today.
contact info
Hrs: Daily 9AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Historic Site Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed; Boston’s Old State House, where the Boston Massacre and the American Revolution began; Washington D.C.’s National Mall, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech; Virginia’s Jamestown settlement, the country’s first colony; Charleston’s Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired; New York’s Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants were introduced to their new home. All of these sites, significant to America’s history, can be visited, toured, and admired. While visiting one of the many historical sites around the country, consider the importance in preserving these sites.
View Lesson Plan>>