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Burge Plantation

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Built
  
1830 (1830)

Opened
  
1830

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Nearest city
  
Newborn

NRHP Reference #
  
00000467

Area
  
244 ha

Added to NRHP
  
11 May 2000

Burge Plantation

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The Burge Plantation, also known as the Burge Farm, is a historic farm estate in Newborn, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2000. It is generally bounded by GA 142, Cook Road, Morehouse Road and Sewell Road.

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Wiley Burge purchased the property in 1809 and farmed it with slaves. His son Thomas took over and his wife, Dolly Lunt (Lewis) Burge (a native of Maine), kept a journal from 1848 through 1879 that has been published and included in the series Southern Voices from the Past: Women’s Letters, Diaries, and Writings. It has also been depicted in Sherman's March (2007 film) for its depictions of the arrival of General Tecumseh Sherman's army on the property during the American Civil War. The site is now a private club and part of the Covington Historic Homes Tour.

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References

Burge Plantation Wikipedia