York River plantations
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The York River plantations were extensive colonial-era estates in Virginia that formed a key part of the Custis family’s wealth and social prominence.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial plantation complex
ⓘ
historic estate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Virginia gentry
ⓘ
planter aristocracy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
basis of Custis landholdings
ⓘ
source of plantation income ⓘ |
| era | colonial era ⓘ |
| exportedProduct | tobacco via York River ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | situated along York River ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laborSystem | enslaved labor ⓘ |
| landUse | large landed estates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colonial Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ York River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Custis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake plantation economy
ⓘ
Custis family estates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyType | rural estate ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Custis family social prominence
ⓘ
Custis family wealth ⓘ |
| socialRole | symbol of elite status in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| transportation | river-based shipping ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
cash crop agriculture ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Custis family