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Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest

Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest

Inherited through his father-in-law in 1773, Poplar Forest was Thomas Jefferson's personal retreat and plantation. The villa at Poplar Forest was one of only two homes Jefferson designed for his personal use and was the place where Jefferson "came to indulge in the...

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