Monticello
About Monticello
Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at the age of 14. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using the forced labor of enslaved black people for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets. Due to its architectural and historic significance, the property has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987, Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The United States nickel has featured a depiction of Monticello on its reverse every year since 1938 with the exception of 2004–05.
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No. According to the Paris Museum of Fashion, he invented them. Although, according to the Monticello website, which was his home, there's no evidence that he invented them at all. For sure, we invented coat hangers sometime in the 18th century, but they didn't catch on.
from No Such Thing As The Mice Of The Fruit Bowl, 2026-07-30 at 00:14:57 · read transcript
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He's quite a confusing person, isn't he? Because he has this bizarre legacy where he came up with the idea that all man is created equal and then he had 600 slaves and everything. Actually even the Monticello, which is the place that he built his home, very famous home, even the Monticello website now acknowledges that Sally Hawkins mothered about six of his children at least. Who was...
288: No Such Thing As An Elephant In The Airport, 2019-09-27 · listen
He's quite confusing person, isn't he? Because he has this bizarre legacy where he came up with the idea that all man is created equal and then he had 600 slaves and everything. Actually, even the Monticello, which is the place that he built his home, very famous home, even the Monticello website now acknowledges that Sally Hawkins mothered about six of his children at least. Who was an enslaved person?
No Such Thing As An Elephant In The Airport, 2019-09-27 · listen
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