Beaver Dam Plantation

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Beaver Dam Plantation House was built in 1829, and is a two-story, four-bay, single pile Federal style dwelling. It has gable roof, brick exterior end chimneys, and a one-story, full-width, shed roof porch. It was the home of William Lee Davidson, Jr., son of William Lee Davidson and the people he enslaved to work the plantation. It was also the site of the committee meeting of the Concord Presbytery in April 1835, during which the location of Davidson College was determined.

Beaver Dam Plantation House was built in 1829, and is a two-story, four-bay, single pile Federal style dwelling. It has gable roof, brick exterior end chimneys, and a one-story, full-width, shed roof porch. It was the home of William Lee Davidson, Jr., son of William Lee Davidson and the people he enslaved to work the plantation. It was also the site of the committee meeting of the Concord Presbytery in April 1835, during which the location of Davidson College was determined.

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Beaver Dam Plantation

Web Links and URLs

Enslaved Cemetery - Beaver Dam

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The property entangles important history and urgent responsibilities for Davidson College. The land on which it sits was inhabited by the Catawba people. The house is where, in 1835, members of the Concord Presbytery gathered to arrange the acquisition of land for the founding of Davidson College. People were enslaved on the plantation; little is known about who they were, their lives and deaths, or where their descendants are today.