Milling it over

Preserving the last visible trace of Shadwell


A small crew of stonemasons is currently working on the only visible remnants of Thomas Jefferson’ birthplace: a large grist mill constructed at the Shadwell plantation in 1807. Photo: Thomas Jefferson Foundation

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