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Planning & Information Systems
Richmond Regional
PDC Richmond, VA 23235 Phone: 804.323.2033 Fax: 804.323.2025
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Berkley Plantation or Harrison's Landing/Westover
V-7 BERKELEY PLANTATION OR HARRISON'S LANDING: "A short distance south, it was first settled in 1619, when the first Thanksgiving was held here. The present mansion, built in 1726, was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Harrison. During July and August, 1862, it was the headquarters of General McClellan. The bugle call 'Taps' was composed here then by General Butterfield."
V-8 WESTOVER: "In 1619 the first settlement was made at Westover, about two miles southeast. Two settlers died in the Powhatan uprising of 1622. Theodorick Bland bought Westover in 1666; William Byrd I acquired it in 1688. About 1730 his son, Colonel William Byrd II, built the present house, which exemplifies the high level of architectural quality attained during the colonial era. In January 1781 the British army under General Charles Cornwallis crossed the James River at Westover in pursuit of the Marquis de Lafayette."
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