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4 unusual facts about Flowerdew Hundred Plantation


Flowerdew Hundred Plantation

The property was shelled during the 1781 campaign of Gen. Benedict Arnold.

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Archaeological investigations began at Flowerdew in the late 1960s and continued through 1995 when archaeologist James Deetz led the final excavation within the original limits of the fortified area.

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Grant’s Crossing from Weyanoke to Flowerdew (or Wilcox Landing as it was then known) held this record until World War II.

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The Army of the Potomac with three corps and a supply train crossed the river in about three days heading for City Point to begin the Siege of Petersburg.



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