Season 1, Episode 10-John Tyler and Greenway Plantation

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Season 1, Episode 10: John Tyler and Greenway Plantation

Staying in the James River region in Virginia, and swinging by Greenway Plantation, home of Governor John Tyler, Sr., and birthplace of President John Tyler, Jr., tenth President! Just down the John Tyler Memorial Highway from William Henry Harrison’s birthplace at Berkeley Plantation, this site is one of the few untouched since the president left. Learn about John Tyler’s childhood and other home in the area, as well as his education, family, and political rise!

Greenway Plantation at HouseHistTree.

Center for Land Use Interpretation‘s photos of Greenway and Tyler properties.

Be sure to listen to John Tyler’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “John Tyler and Sherwood Forest” for his home!

Also, listen to John Tyler’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “John Tyler’s Tomb” for his gravesite!

From My May 2017 Visit!

From My July 2021 Visit!

The NEW marker and the birthplace at right.

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My June 2023 Visit!

From My July 2024 Visit!

Photograph of Greenway Plantation from House HisTree.
John Tyler portrait by George P.A. Healy.

John Tyler Birthplace: 10920 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City, Virginia.

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