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:''For the Georgian crescent in Bath, England, see Somerset Place (Bath).'' Somerset Place is a former plantation near Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina, along the northern shore of Lake Phelps, and now a State Historic Site. Somerset Place operated as a plantation from 1785 until 1865. Before the end of the American Civil War, Somerset Place had become one of the Upper South's largest plantations.〔("Somerset Place - colossal slave-built plantation - North Carolina's African-American Culture: Advertising Travel Supplement" in ''FindArticles'', April-May, 1995 ). Retrieved May 2, 2008.〕 In 1969, Somerset Place was designated as a State Historic Site. In 1986, descendants of African American slaves from Somerset Place planned a gathering known as Somerset Homecoming.〔(Restored Plantation Is Peek Into The Past" in ''The Virginian-Pilot'', June 1, 1997 ). Retrieved May 2, 2008.〕 The event inspired a book titled "Somerset Homecoming" written by the property's former manager Dorothy Spruill Redford, who retired in 2008.〔("Dorothy Spruill Redford" in ''UNC-TV'', 2001 ). Retrieved May 2, 2008.〕 Visitors can tour the 1830s period plantation house, the dairy, kitchen/laundry, kitchen rations building, smokehouse and salting house. The site features several reconstructed buildings for the plantation's slaves, including two homes and the plantation hospital; the grounds include stocks that were used to punish slaves. The visitor center's exhibits display the history of the site and antebellum North Carolina. There is also a gift shop. Nature trails lead to Pettigrew State Park, which adjoins the site. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Somerset Place」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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