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"Of Use and Ornament": Completing the First Phase of Landscape Restoration at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest (2022)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Eric Proebsting.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Current Research on Virginia Plantations: Reexamining Historic Landscapes" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. A key focus of the long-term archaeological work that has taken place at Poplar Forest has included developing a highly-detailed contextual understanding of Jefferson’s retreat home and plantation. Over the past decade, research and restoration efforts associated with the carriage circle, ornamental...