SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

Scotts Hill Plantation

Location: vic. Trenholm, Powhattan Co., VA
Constructed: 1818

History: This was the main plantation house of Benjamin Palmore the elder. The Palmores owned many plantations in Powhatan and Cumberland Counties. The 1880 LaPrade Map lists all of the land holdings in Powhatan County, Virginia, including Scotts Hill.

Associated surnames: Butler, Jackson, Palmore, Trent, Washington

Associated Free White Names

• Benjamin Palmore (the Elder): owner

Associated Black Slave Names

Slave Surnames
Contributed by Robert A. Butler

• Butler
• Jackson
• Palmore
• Trent
• Washington

Agriculture

• Miscellaneous crops

Livestock

• Miscellaneous livestock

Description of Associated Architecture

• Main house: Wood frame, weatherboarding, shop-made nails, interior plastered walls.
  Note: This structure [main house] is still standing but in ruins. An excellent description plus photos were done in a mid-1930's WPA survey, on file and on line at the Library of Virginia, Richmond. Robert A. Butler

Other People Researching This Plantation

• Robert A. Butler, [email protected]

RESOURCES

• Scotts Hill Plantation information originally submitted by Robert A. Butler. Thank you!!!