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Since the 1700s there has been a road leading to Contee's Wharf. Deep water and the protection provided by Big Island made it a natural port. The river has served as a vital link between area residents and the outside world. The wharf was the cent…
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The increase in tobacco production was closely linked with the economic growth of America. Tobacco was so popular that it was used as money. Maryland had a suitable climate for its production, so the area thrived. The Java Plantation, like other a…
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While the plantation owner's house was situated on a hill, African American slaves had to live in less desirable surroundings. Slave quarters were built in low, marshy area near the water. Mosquitoes and damp living conditions were a constant prob…
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By 1840 there were 84 African American slaves on the Java Plantation, a large number for the area. Almost half were children. On a typical day the slaves would rise before dawn, prepare and eat breakfast, feed the livestock, and be in the fields b…
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The needs of the English settlers were similar to those of the Piscataways. As farmers they wanted good soil, so they often settled near "old fields," areas once used by Native Americans. Look across the field to the ruins of the Java ma…
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Native American Exhibit250 yards, a 5 minute walk Java Plantation Exhibit.5 mile, a 25 minute walk Java Dairy Exhibits.75 mile, a 55 minute walk Java' Return to Nature Exhibits1 mile, a 70 minute walk Indians of the ChesapeakeFor over 2,000 y…
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Have you wondered how we know so much about past cultures? Have you ever thought about future generation studying the present? What would they find? Since no books or photographs were left behind by earlier civilizations to tell us how they lived…
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A victory off the coast of Brazil inspired John Contee to name this property "Java's Farm." Contee was a lieutenant on the USS Constitution when it captured and burned the British frigate HMS Java, December 29, 1812. Contee purchased a…
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[drawing of tenement house]Lord Mayor's Tenement: An architectural drawing by Willie Graham, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Discovering the Lord Mayor's TenementThis building has been reconstructed on the footprint of the original 1700s hous…
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A Transportation NetworkFerries were a critical link in the colonial road system. The ferry crossing at London Town was part of a larger transportation network that extended from Virginia to New York, moving people and goods to market along with t…
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