CSPAN3 American Artifacts August 25, 2016
But what we know today as the best farm forms the 274 acres of what was originally a 748 acre plantation. That plantation was known as laramie todge. It was established by a family of french planters who came to maryland in 1793 from the colony known today as haiti. The family was called the Vincent Deere family. They came to maryland to escape civil Unrest Associated with the slave uprising that begin in 1791 and also with the french revolution. The best farm was acquired by the National Park service in 1993. Its a fairly recent acquisition. Beginning in 19981999 is when we started doing a su...