Smith's Fort Plantation

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name = Smith's Fort Plantation
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caption =Front Elevation of 1751 Main House "(photo by United States Department of the Interior)"
location= Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
lat_degrees = 37 | lat_minutes = 10 | lat_seconds = 21 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76 | long_minutes = 49 | long_seconds = 53 | long_direction = W
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built =1751
architect=unknown
architecture=
added = November 14, 1973
governing_body = Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
refnum=69000341 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Smith's Fort Plantation is a house and parcel of land located in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The current main house on the property, also known as the Faulcon House, dates from 1751. The plantation received its name because it was the location of Captain John Smith's "New Fort," built in 1609, located directly across the James River from the Jamestown colony. The same land was later given by Chief Powhatan to John Rolfe as a dowry for the hand of Pocahontas when Rolfe and Pocahontas married. Archaeological surveys of the property have revealed that a number of structures have existed on the property and the present, restored main house was built by Jacob Faulcon in 1751.

The property and current house was acquired by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities in 1933. It is currently open as a museum. The property serves as a host to the annual [http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=38354 Old Virginia Christmas-Festival of Crafts] .

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External links

* [http://www.apva.org/smithsfort/ Smith's Fort Plantation website]
* [http://www.oldvirginiachristmas.com/ Old Virginia Christmas]