White House plantation
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White House plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Pamunkey River, historically associated with the Custis and Washington families and later significant during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White House plantation canonical | 1 |
| White House plantation (New Kent County, Virginia) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| architecturalType | 18th-century Virginia plantation house ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Custis family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee family NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Custis estate network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | original house no longer standing ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBasis | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| heritageType | site of historical interest ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | Union advance toward Richmond in 1862 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Kent County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pamunkey River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1759-01-06 ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supply base for the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| namedFor | original plantation house called the White House ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | White House Landing, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to first President of the United States
ⓘ
role as Union base on the Pamunkey River ⓘ |
| notableResident |
George Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha Dandridge Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Daniel Parke Custis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ John Custis IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Dandridge Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern plantations in the United States ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | York River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf | marriage of George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| successorStructure | later house built on or near the original site ⓘ |
| transportMode | riverine transport ⓘ |
| transportRole | river supply and transport hub for Union forces ⓘ |
| usedAs | Union Army headquarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| war | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDestroyed | 1862 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Custis family
this entity surface form:
White House plantation (New Kent County, Virginia)