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Early Life and Monticello. Jefferson was born April 13, 1743, on his father’s plantation of Shadwell located along the Rivanna River in the Piedmont region of central Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 1 His father Peter Jefferson was a successful planter and surveyor and his mother Jane Randolph a member of one of Virginia’s most distinguished families.
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The First Monticello . Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson grew up at Shadwell, one of the largest tobacco plantations in Virginia.At the age of 21, he inherited several thousand acres of ...
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Monticello and its reflection Some of the gardens on the property. Monticello (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / MON-tih-CHEL-oh) was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at age 14.
Fry and Jefferson map of Virginia. This is a second edition of a map originally drawn by Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter (1707/08–1757), and Joshua Fry (1700–1754) in 1751. This map includes Albemarle County, Virginia much the way it was in Jefferson's youth. Shadwell, the Jefferson family plantation, is indicated at the upper right.
Dec 6, 2023 · From the bottom of the building to its top, Monticello is a striking example of French Neoclassical architecture in the United States. Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Jefferson, 1805, oil on linen, 28 x 23 1/2″ ( New-York Historical Society) Jefferson changed political parties and was a Democratic-Republican by the time he was elected president.
