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.

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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

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Custis family hasEstate White House plantation
Custis propertyOwned White House plantation
subject surface form: Custis family
this entity surface form: White House plantation (New Kent County, Virginia)