Electric Vehicle Special…Third Night Free
Charge your car while you stay at our bed & breakfast in beautiful Southside Virginia. We have Class-2 chargers that work for Teslas and four-hour universal chargers. If you drive an electric vehicle, you get a third night free if you book through our website, www.oakgroveplantation.com or email oakgrove1943@gmail.com. We have an electric vehicle ourselves, a Tesla 3..
A Tour of Thomas Day’s Works (Free Black Cabinet Maker Before Civil War)
A local African-American entrepreneur from the early 1800s is gaining widespread recognition for his unique furniture and interior woodwork. Oak Grove’s second-floor bedroom with twin beds contains a Thomas Day baseboard, mantle piece and window surrounds. It is now called the Thomas Day Room.
From 1820 to 1860, this businessman, Thomas Day, had dozens of workers, both white and black (including his own slaves), handcraft and later machine-craft architectural elements and furniture. He became the largest furniture manufacturer in North Carolina with his uniquely designed beds, wardrobes, chairs, cabinets and mantels.
More than 150 years later, the talented free black man is finally gaining recognition from the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of History in Raleigh, N.C., his hometown of Milton, N.C., and the region’s tourist industry. All have displayed and promoted this craftsman’s handiwork.
More can be found in Mike’s article in the Danville Register & Bee. For details on the regional tour, see the Halifax County tourism website under “Plan a Trip”
Click here for a 9-minute PBS Video of Thomas Day and his works..
South Boston – Halifax County Museum, free.
Total $308 for two plus the cost of the restaurants and the musical at the Prizery.
(Restaurants: Bistro 1888 and Molasses Grill)