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finally returning home: 190-year old table finds way back to foscue plantation
by bill hand, New bern sun Journal
After 190 years, a dinner table has come home to Foscue Plantation.The brick Foscue Plantation house, located at 7509 Highway 17 just north of Pollocksville, was built in 1824 by Simon Foscue Jr. Among his earliest furnishings was a fine table that could easily seat 10 people. When he died six years later in 1830, he left the plantation to his son, John Edward Foscue – leaving the lion’s share of the estate to your male heirs was the way of the world in Antebellum days. But other children were not forgotten and so Simon left that fine table to one of his daughters, Christiana Rhem Foscue. >>READ MORE
Foscue plantation decorates for christmas
by bill hand, New Bern sun journal
Special thank you to The New Bern Sun Journal for coming out yesterday to cover our New American Christmas Celebration. Join us on Thursday, December 12 and Thursday, December 19 for a special tour, cookies and cider from our wonderful docents. >>READ MORE
join us for a special early american christmas
Three thursdays in December starting december 5
~ Tours offered at 10am, 12pm and 2pm on 12/5, 12/12, 12/19 ~
Join us starting on Thursday, December 5 with tours starting at 10am for a very special early American Christmas. We are pleased to offer our guests warm cider and cookies as our docents provide a warm welcome dressed in period attire. The Foscue home will be decorated as it would have been in the 1800s so guests will experience traditional holiday decor and simple elegance. Tables will be adorned with beautiful settings ready for a Christmas feast. These home tours are like no other and you’ll get a real feel for life on a working plantation. With the special touches of Southern hospitality, this will be the premier month to experience this Jones County Plantation and leave you ready to share a festive holiday with friends and family. Please contact us 252- 224-1803 if you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour.
The Foscue Plantation regularly welcomes weekend outings from local Boy Scout Troops to utilize the land responsibly with their Scout Leader.
Troops learn about forestry conservation, have an opportunity to kayak from our river landing, and can camp on the property. These are pictures from one of these weekends. If you are interested in reserving a weekend, please contact Steven Long to make arrangements.
Photo courtesy: Gray Whitley, New Bern Sun Journal
Foscue Plantation receives 1824 flag | The Sun Journal of New Bern
By Bill Hand — If you drive past Foscue Plantation on U.S. 17, you may notice that the brand new flag seems short a few stars.
And you would be right — if it was 2017.
But, for anyone tramping the grounds, it isn’t 2017. The year presented at the historic plantation house is 1824, the year it was built and so, according to Foscue Plantation, the flag is just right.
Photo courtesy: John McQuade Photography
Photo courtesy: John McQuade Photography
PHOTOS: Foscue Plantation | The Sun Journal of New Bern
Gray Whitley - The Foscue Plantation, a historic antebellum plantation house built in 1804-1824 near Pollocksville NC.
Eastern North Carolina is filled with a rich and vibrant history..
…and we encourage you to visit as many places as possible while in the area. In addition to visiting our home, please be sure to visit our friends at the following locations.
Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern
Lenoir County Tourism Development Authority, Kinston
Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington
City of Washington, North Carolina
Southern Collection of the Wilson Library at UNC Chapel Hill
COME VISIT US
The Foscue Family goes to great lengths to maintain the integrity of the Plantation and invites you to visit so you can be a part of it’s rich past.