mendenhall plantation

This plantation has such history and the people who work there are so informative. I never tire of hearing about the slave wagon that smuggled slaves to the railroad to their freedom.

This 1811 Quaker home place served as a gathering place for local residents and a stopover for weary travelers. Richard Mendenhall even had a false-bottom wagon to transport slaves for the Underground Railroad. Every year on the 3rd Saturday in July they have a Village Fair that features music, crafts, wool spinners, chair makers, gun makers (all dressed in period clothing) etc and children activities. The hours of operation are: Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 3pmSaturday: 1pm - 4pmSunday: 2pm - 4pmClosed MondaysThe Mendenhall Store is right across the street in the park and if you go a little further towards the water you will find the old Quaker meeting place.