Endview Plantation is the home of "The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum". Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., one of two doctors in Warwick County, Virginia, Endview also served as a hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War.Įndview was acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995.
Military use again came during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. Southern plantations typically had a private plot containing the graves of several generations of family members. Come explore the City-operated historic sites and museums. Marker is at or near this postal address: 362 Yorktown Road, Newport News VA 23608, United States of America. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. Newport News has a rich cultural heritage with important archaeological sites, beautiful historic homes, extensive Civil War earthworks, and engaging museum galleries. Marker is on the grounds of the Endview Living History Museum at the edge of the parking lot. General Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s Virginia Militia used it as a resting place on September 28, 1781, en route to Yorktown shortly before the surrender of the British troops under Lord Cornwallis. Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 18, 2021. The 238-year-old house and grounds were used by military forces during the Revolutionary War. The spring used by soldiers during from three different wars can be seen in the photo beside the marker. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery. Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008. This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century.Įarlier known as the Harwood Plantation, the house was built in 1769 by William Harwood along the Great Warwick Road, which linked the colonial capital of Williamsburg with the town of Hampton on the harbor of Hampton Roads. Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1850.
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