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Historical Signage on Brick Columns at Entrance to the Winter Garden - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11
The group's charter required that the day of arrival be observed yearly as a "day of thanksgiving" to God. On that first day, Captain John Woodleaf held the service of thanksgiving. The Charter of Berkeley Plantation specified the thanksgiving service: "Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

There Were Boxwoods Everywhere - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11
Five terraced gardens leading from the house to the James River were dug by hand before the Revolutionary War. Flowers bloom Spring through Fall. Many hundred-year old trees grace the restored boxwood garden offering breathtaking vistas of the James River.

Looking Toward the Plantation House with River Behind - This Was Called The Winter Garden - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11

Looking at the Riverside Entrance to the Plantation Main House - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11
Historical Highlights of Berkeley Plantation: • It was at Berkeley that Union General Daniel A. Butterfield composed "Taps," which was customarily used as a "lights out" bugle call for soldiers camped on the grounds. • The Georgian mansion is believed to be the oldest three-story brick house in Virginia that can prove its date. It is decorated with 18th-century antiques. • Berkeley became a focal point of economic, cultural and social life in colonial Virginia. It has been host to more than 10 presidents, including George Washington. • Berkeley stakes claim as the site of the first distillation of bourbon whiskey, produced by missionary George Thorpe, who declared it "much better than British ale."

Very Old Tree Fungus Would Provide Great Resting Places for Lizards - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11

Lovely Shade of Lily - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11

The First Thanksgiving Was Held Here - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11
English colonists first held a thanksgiving celebration, one year and 17 days prior to the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts.

Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth on Zinnia - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11

Historical Signage on Brick Columns at Entrance to the Winter Garden - Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia 7-27-11
The group's charter required that the day of arrival be observed yearly as a "day of thanksgiving" to God. On that first day, Captain John Woodleaf held the service of thanksgiving. The Charter of Berkeley Plantation specified the thanksgiving service: "Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

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