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The Illustrious Life of an 18th Century House: Scotchtown Before, During, and After the Henrys

  • Wilton House Museum 215 South Wilton Road Richmond, Virginia, 23226 United States (map)

Elyse Werling

Scotchtown is noted to be the largest home ever listed for sale in the Virginia Gazette, and its walls hold both secrets and scandals as well as grief, joy, and pain. Can one house hold a history of industry, murder, mystery, alongside the contradictions of liberty and bondate, freedom and inequality? Hear about illustrious Virginia families including the Chiswells, Robinsons, Henrys, Sheppards, and Taylors, and the enduring legacy that one house can tell.

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