The Jenkins Plantation Museum, located in the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area of Cabell County, will celebrate its 170th year at the annual Homestead Gathering on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, from noon - 4 p.m. The afternoon’s activities are free and open to the public.
Visitors will be treated to barbecue sandwiches, chips, lemonade, iced tea and bottled water. They also can enjoy traditional period music, settle back for a hay ride around the plantation and tour the historic Jenkins home. In addition, activities for children will take place on the grounds.
The Jenkins Plantation Museum is located on West Virginia Route 2 between Huntington and Point Pleasant. A facility of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, the museum features the former home of Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins. The 1835 house, built in the tradition of Tidewater, Va., is noteworthy for its architecture and was built by slaves between 1830 and 1835. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and on the Civil War Discovery Trail. The museum’s new hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The facility is closed on Sunday and Monday.
For more information about the Homestead Gathering at the Jenkins Plantation Museum, contact Matt Boggess, site manager, at (304) 762-1059.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Ginny Painter
Deputy Commissioner/Communications Manager
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone (304) 558-0220, ext. 120
Fax (304) 558-2779
Email ginny.painter@wvculture.org