tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post7170015016916314644..comments2024-03-29T00:55:07.070-07:00Comments on US Slave: Carter's Grove mansion sells for $15.3 millionRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-30693954865170943322013-03-14T09:50:27.322-07:002013-03-14T09:50:27.322-07:00Wow. I've been reading more on this subject, ...Wow. I've been reading more on this subject, and my deepest fears for this historically significant piece of real estate seem to be materializing. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation should have NEVER sold the Carter's Grove Plantation. If they were having problems financially, they should have endowed it to one of the universities in the area, like Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia, or Yale (it has the Gilder Center for Slavery), or Virginia Tech (built on the land of a slave pen), or William and Mary College, or the National Park Service -- Now, Mr. CNET is broke and the grounds and buildings are in disrepair. What a waste!<br /><br />--Ron Edwards, US Slave BlogRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-38025341923916107002013-03-14T09:29:18.783-07:002013-03-14T09:29:18.783-07:00I'm glad you're doing research. These art...I'm glad you're doing research. These artifacts need too be preserved, they are becoming a vanishing piece of American history.<br /><br />But, to my understanding, the Carter Grove Mansion/Plantation used to be open to the public as a living history place, much like Colonial Williamsburg. Now, its a private residence of some IT developer. The land had been preserved for years by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. I'm sure when the stock market hit the skids and the bottom fell out of the real estate market, the charitable trusts cut their funding and sold it to the highest bidder. <br /><br />I don't have any inside information on that, but if you watch the timelines of the current economic history in this country, it would be easy to make that leap. <br /><br />As an avid history buff, I'm a bit miffed that this 700+ acre plantation has been taken away from the American public. It is a very significant piece of real estate in <br />American history, given that it was the location settled by English Colonist in 1620. The archaeological record would be fascinating! Especially given the confluence of the Powhatan Indians, the 17th Century English, and the first Africans in North America (under English rule, St. Augustine in Florida would show an earlier presence of African slaves under Spanish rule). That being said, I'm just saddened by the public's loss of such a treasure. <br /><br />Good luck with your research!<br /><br />--Ron Edwards, US Slave Blog Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-4377344050550994042013-03-14T08:53:44.493-07:002013-03-14T08:53:44.493-07:00I drove by Carter's Grove one time when I was ...I drove by Carter's Grove one time when I was visiting my friend in Virginia and he mentioned to me that <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/halsey-minor-and-carter-s-grove" rel="nofollow">Halsey Minor</a> used to own it. Really can't believe how much it sold for! It's great that he tried to preserve the look of it because of its historical significance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651863421939072411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-11883898148426334682013-03-08T05:30:25.612-08:002013-03-08T05:30:25.612-08:00Wow, great post. Slavery was the one thing in scho...Wow, great post. Slavery was the one thing in school that really caught my attention. These are great pictures! I can't believe how much the mansion sold for. I was doing research on <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/06/21/261697/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Halsey Minor</a> when I came across your post. I think its great that he wants to provide for the preservation of the property. Thanks so much for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122599196657892636noreply@blogger.com