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Parallax History: Then & Now

Oatlands begins…

In 1798 a young bachelor named George Carter inherited 3,408 acres of prime Loudoun County, Virginia farmland.  Carter was a descendant of one of Virginia’s first families.  Oatlands based its plantation economy on wheat production, and eventually Carter branched out to grow other small grains; raise sheep for their wool; and build a mill complex on nearby Goose Creek.  The success of Oatlands depended upon a slave economy; by 1860, the enslaved community at Oatlands numbered 133 men, women, and children.  

In 1903 prominent Washingtonians, William Corcoran Eustis, and his wife Edith Morton Eustis purchased Oatlands as their country home.  William was a grandson of Washington philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, and Edith was the eldest daughter of Vice President Levi P. Morton. Following Edith’s passing in 1964, the family donated the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1965.  Oatlands is a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation given by the National Park Service. 

Read the blog about Archives and Preservation:

Oatlands Originals Blog

Learn more about the history of Oatlands

The Carter Family
George Carter crop
The Eustis Family
Edith Eustis with Infant
Enslaved at Oatlands
Basil Turner
Reclaim Your Story
Kevin Grisgby
Preservation Projects
Historic Structures
Bachelor Cottage Roof before repairs

Find out more about Oatlands at these sites:

Library of Congress
National Trust for Historic Preservation
David Finley Papers

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Leesburg, VA 20175
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