Rosewell Plantation
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Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia was long the home of members of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the huge brick Rosewell mansion overlooking the York River was home to the Page family for more than 100 years.
The mansion was destroyed by fire in 1916. Today, a largely undisturbed historic ruin, the site has been the subject of archeological work which has revealed many artifacts and shed light on some aspects of colonial life and architecture previously unclear.
John Page, the grandson of the first owner, Mann Page (I), was a classmate of Thomas Jefferson at the College of William and Mary in nearby Williamsburg, and it is believed by some that Jefferson penned important portions of the Declaration of Independence while staying with his friend at Rosewell.
