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Ferry Plantation in Virginia Beach reopens for tours Thursday
and last updated 2021-04-14 09:25:27-04
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Virginia Beach landmark is opening its doors for the first time in over a year.
Ferry Plantation House will resume tours on Thursday, April 15, with a focus on teaching the history of the colonial-era home and the Tidewater area as a whole.
The name Ferry Plantation comes from a ferry service started along the adjacent Lynnhaven River in 1642. The house itself dates back to the 1730s when the oldest portion was first constructed as the Princess Anne County courthouse.
The remainder of the current structure was built in the 1800s and at one time was joined by living quarters for slaves forced to live and work on the property.