点评:Rippon Lodge, located across the street from the Neabsco Creek Park in Woodbridge, VA, was once the tobacco plantation home of Richard Blackburn. He named the house after his birthplace Ripon, England. Blackburn employed enslaved people to build the home in 1747 and remains one of the oldest houses in Prince William County Virginia. The slaves were also used to cultivate tobacco and other goods for shipment to Europe. The grounds consist of the main house, gardens, slave cabin, an amphitheater, and cemetery. The house is located near the major water and land routes of the time. The road (Kings Highway) ran north and south and served a means to connect the 13 colonies. Across the street from the lodge is a sign showing where Blackburn moved his products to market at the Port of Dumfries. Thomas was a member of the House of Burgess, and he entertained George Washington here on several occasions. There is a $5.00 fee to view the interior of the home.
翻译:里彭小屋 (Rippon Lodge) 位于弗吉尼亚州伍德布里奇的尼亚布斯科溪公园 (Neabsco Creek Park) 对面,曾是理查德·布莱克本 (Richard Blackburn) 的烟草种植园。他以自己的出生地英格兰里彭 (Ripon) 命名了这栋房子。布莱克本于 1747 年雇佣奴隶建造了这栋房子,至今仍是弗吉尼亚州威廉王子县最古老的房屋之一。奴隶们还被用来种植烟草和其他货物,然后运往欧洲。房屋由主屋、花园、奴隶小屋、露天剧场和墓地组成。这栋房子位于当时主要的水陆路线附近。国王公路 (Kings Highway) 南北走向,连接着 13 个殖民地。小屋对面有一块标志牌,标明了布莱克本将他的产品运往邓弗里斯港 (Port of Dumfries) 市场的地方。托马斯是众议院议员,曾多次在此招待乔治·华盛顿。参观房屋内部需支付 5 美元的费用。