Forest, Virginia
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Forest is a census-designated place in eastern Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,709 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest
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Poplar Forest is a plantation and retreat home in Forest, Virginia, United States, that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third U.S. president. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773
Forest, Virginia
…located at Kemper Street station in Lynchburg, which is a stop for Amtrak's Crescent and Northeast Regional trains. A popular attraction of Forest is Poplar Forest, the summer home of Thomas Jefferson, which is open to the public for visitation and is the subject of ongoing archaeological studies. The home is also…
Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Sully, 1821. This portrait is considered a truthful representation of Jefferson's appearance during the time which Poplar Forest was designed and constructed.
Poplar Forest in 2011
East elevation of Poplar Forest (2004)