A house made from brick amongst all this forest

There are many interesting things to see and do in Virginia.  Last weekend we set off for the coast to visit a nature reserve.  As the signposting in Virginia is so poor, we never did find the reserve but we did discover Smith's Fort Plantation. 


As you can see, the house is brick built, quite unusual in these parts where so many trees are grown. 

The construction of the fort began in 1608 on Gray's Creek and was located opposite historic Jamestown.  The fort was never completed as the community suffered starvation conditions and violent conflicts with the local Native American tribe.  A few years later, the Chief of the Powhatan Confederation, gave his newly married daughter, Pocahontas and husband John Rolfe a grant of the land as a dowry gift.  Although the couple never lived on site, their only son, the English reared, Thomas Rolfe, later returned to Virginia and operated a tobacco plantation on over 400 acres of the property. 





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Inside is an excellent example of artefacts and furnishings of the period
In the dining room, there is a beautiful built in display housing Delft china from that period