Season 2, Episode 10-John Tyler and Sherwood Forest

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Season 2, Episode 10-John Tyler and Sherwood Forest

An outlaw President with the outlaw hideout, John Tyler in his Sherwood Forest estate! Check out why John Tyler chose this home, its history and unique attractions, as well as John Tyler’s political career, elevation to the Presidency, and his wife and (many) children!

Be sure to listen to John Tyler’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “John Tyler and Greenway Plantation” for his birthplace!

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

John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest Plantation website.

John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest from the National Parks Service.

Sherwood Forest from VirginiaLiving.com

Tour of Sherwood Forest from CSPAN.

From My July 2021 Visit!

President Tyler’s Home historical marker
Sherwood Forest
Path up to the home
The old gate
Marker on the gate
Sherwood Forest
Front Porch
Original Knocker
Where John Tyler wanted to be buried
Sherwood Forest
From the gate

From My June 2022 Visit!

Heading up to Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest!
What a house!
In front of the house
Part of the long home
No bad angles
The outbuildings for the estate
With Visiting the Presidents fan, Matt!
Tyler’s proposed burial site, sans marker
Pet cemetery
The gate to Sherwood Forest with the house behind
Marker for Sherwood Forest
Seal for the President
Nearby marker

From My June 2023 Visit!

Outside Sherwood Forest
At the front gates
With the historical marker
Sherwood Forest from Postcard History.
Sherwood Forest Dining Room from Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Interior images from VirginiaLiving.com.
The stunning 68-foot long Ballroom Tyler had constructed from VirginiaLiving.com.
Sherwood Forest Ghost in stairs, from Sherwood Forest site.
Letitia Tyler, John Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler from White House Historical Association.

John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest, 14501 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City, Virginia.

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Recommended Reading for John Tyler

Christopher Leahy, President Without a Party: The Life of John Tyler.
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