RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carter’s Grove is returning to Colonial Williamsburg after a wealthy Virginian whose fortune went bust had to abandon the centuries-old plantation. Colonial Williamsburg submitted ...

Built out of unhewn logs chinked with mud and manure, the humble little cabin -- one of a handful of structures on the still-evolving site -- stands in stark contrast to Colonial Williamsburg's most ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation submitted the only bid for Carter’s Grove on Wednesday, then hours later said it would put the historic plantation on the market. The ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - A historic plantation near Williamsburg is going on the auction block. Carter's Grove is scheduled to be sold at auction May 21 as part of a bankruptcy case. The 400-acre ...

For 75 years, an unsigned watercolor known as “The Old Plantation” has ranked as the best-known and mostly widely reproduced image in the vast Colonial Williamsburg collection. But not until now has ...

GREAT HOPES PLANTATION, Va. -- A visit to Colonial Williamsburg serves up a smorgasbord of emotions. Awe in that so many of its quaint 18th-century buildings are still standing. Delight in being able ...

Beneath the asphalt parking lot of America’s largest living history museum, gravesites linked to one of the nation’s oldest Black churches remained hidden for decades until last year. Archaeologists ...

For centuries, Carter’s Grove Plantation served as an imposing symbol of Virginia’s rich history. The mansion is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the country, and the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Colonial Williamsburg is putting Carter’s Grove back on the market. The foundation that runs the heritage attraction made the lone bid Wednesday on the historic plantation. The ...