ABOUT
Bellevue Plantation
From 1854 to 1867, Bellvue Plantation was the home of Catherine Murat, a Virginian and relative of George Washington who moved to Florida with her parents where she met and married a Frenchman, Achille Murat. Catherine Murat became a French princess by marriage. In 1860, twenty-five enslaved descendants of Africans lived at Bellevue. They worked in the cotton fields, provided skilled labor, and tended to the cooking, among them members of the Hughes and Lee families. Visitors can explore these plantation communities at Bellevue’s house, kitchen, and slave cabin.
contact info
Hrs: Monday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM, Sunday 11AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Bellevue Plantation
From 1854 to 1867, Bellvue Plantation was the home of Catherine Murat, a Virginian and relative of George Washington who moved to Florida with her parents where she met and married a Frenchman, Achille Murat. Catherine Murat became a French princess by marriage. In 1860, twenty-five enslaved descendants of Africans lived at Bellevue. They worked in the cotton fields, provided skilled labor, and tended to the cooking, among them members of the Hughes and Lee families. Visitors can explore these plantation communities at Bellevue’s house, kitchen, and slave cabin.
contact info
Hrs: Monday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM, Sunday 11AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Bellevue Plantation
From 1854 to 1867, Bellvue Plantation was the home of Catherine Murat, a Virginian and relative of George Washington who moved to Florida with her parents where she met and married a Frenchman, Achille Murat. Catherine Murat became a French princess by marriage. In 1860, twenty-five enslaved descendants of Africans lived at Bellevue. They worked in the cotton fields, provided skilled labor, and tended to the cooking, among them members of the Hughes and Lee families. Visitors can explore these plantation communities at Bellevue’s house, kitchen, and slave cabin.
contact info
Hrs: Monday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM, Sunday 11AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Bellevue Plantation
From 1854 to 1867, Bellvue Plantation was the home of Catherine Murat, a Virginian and relative of George Washington who moved to Florida with her parents where she met and married a Frenchman, Achille Murat. Catherine Murat became a French princess by marriage. In 1860, twenty-five enslaved descendants of Africans lived at Bellevue. They worked in the cotton fields, provided skilled labor, and tended to the cooking, among them members of the Hughes and Lee families. Visitors can explore these plantation communities at Bellevue’s house, kitchen, and slave cabin.
contact info
Hrs: Monday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM, Sunday 11AM - 5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>