- Edmund Ruffin Plantation
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Marlbourne
Nearest city: Richmond, Virginia Coordinates: 37°39′15.13″N 77°13′20.92″W / 37.6542028°N 77.2224778°WCoordinates: 37°39′15.13″N 77°13′20.92″W / 37.6542028°N 77.2224778°W Built: 1843 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000837 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1] Designated NHLD: July 19, 1964[2] The Edmund Ruffin Plantation, also known as Marlbourne, was built in 1843. It was the home of Edmund Ruffin, a secessionist fire-eater who fired one of the first shots at Fort Sumter in 1861. He committed suicide at this home in 1865 upon the collapse of the Confederacy.
Ruffin experimented with agricultural methods and mixed marl, defined as "a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime".
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2][3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Marlbourne". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=638&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Lissandrello, Stephen (December 16, 1974). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Marlbourne (Edmund Ruffin Plantation)PDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying five photos, exterior, from c. 1970PDF (32 KB)
External links
- Photo at Virginia DHR
- Diary records of Ruffin's son, Edmund Ruffin, Jr., survive and describe events at this and other Ruffin plantations: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations From the Revolution Through the Civil War
- Marl defined at www.dictionary.com
- Edmund Ruffin at another encyclopedia, mentioning his use of marl
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