Find out about the 5,000-acre Monticello plantation that was home to both the Jefferson family and an extended community of workers that some years included up to 130 enslaved individuals.

Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source …

Thomas Jefferson called this mountain Monticello and made it the center of his world. Over the next 40 years, free and enslaved workers built and rebuilt his now-famous house, and …

Many words describe Thomas Jefferson. He is best remembered for writing the Declaration of Independence, for serving as the third president of the United States, and for championing …

Shadwell was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, and the main plantation of his father, Peter Jefferson. Located in Albemarle County, Virginia, it was named after the parish in London …

A searchable database of information on all known enslaved individuals at Thomas Jefferson's plantations. Articles on individuals enslaved at Monticello (mostly from our Thomas Jefferson …

See how Thomas Jefferson organized the layout, operations, and occupations of his 5,000-acre Monticello plantations.

Thomas Jefferson enslaved over 600 human beings throughout the course of his life. 400 people were enslaved at Monticello; the other 200 people were held in bondage on Jefferson’s other …

Elkhill was a relatively small plantation owned by Thomas Jefferson, located near Elk Island, at the mouth of Byrd Creek in Goochland County. [1] He obtained the land comprising the Elkhill …

Tips for things to see and do at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's plantation home in Albemarle County, near Charlottesville in Central Virgnia (VA).