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Belle Grove Plantation was built for one of the leaders of the Shenandoah Valley’s Anglo-German community, Isaac Hitt, Jr., in 1794. The design of the house was influenced by Thomas Jefferson’s architectural genius. Isaac Hite, Jr., was also the brother-in-law of James Madison. Belle Grove has survived 200 years to become the most important single site, both historically and architecturally, for telling the story of
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