Lives Biographies of some of the people who lived and worked at Monticello. More » |
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Land The buildings and farms of Jefferson's Albemarle County holdings.More » |
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Work A look at some of the industries and activities pursued at Monticello.More » |
Monticello Explorer See
the how the Monticello Home Farm changed over the years and learn
about some of its sites and features using an interactive map.
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Monticello Plantation Database Information on over 600 individuals owned by Jefferson throughout his life.View » |
Getting Word Project A project to collect and record the oral histories of the descendants of Monticello slaves.
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Monticello was a working plantation, home to both the Jefferson
family and an extended community of workers, black and white, enslaved
and free. On the quarter farms of Monticello as many as 130 enslaved
African Americans raised crops and tended livestock, made nails and
barrels, cloth and carriages. They helped to build the house, crafted
many of its furnishings, and cultivated the gardens.
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