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Blackwood Farm: 5 dated entries from the full dataset. Back to the highlights →
- Colonial and Regulator years · 1680–1774
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Quaker settlers farm the future Blackwood property
A Quaker settler identified as Mr. Marlett had purchased the property and begun farming there.
Subject: Blackwood Farm
- Antebellum and Civil War · 1800–1865
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James Strayhorn builds the Blackwood farmhouse
James Strayhorn built a new farmhouse on the future Blackwood Farm property.
Subject: Blackwood Farm
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James Strayhorn's will names sixteen enslaved people
James Strayhorn’s will identifies sixteen people he enslaved.
Subject: Blackwood Farm
- Early twentieth century · 1900–1944
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Herbert and Alice Blackwood purchase and revitalize the farm
Herbert and Alice Blackwood purchased the farm and renewed its house and agricultural buildings.
Subject: Blackwood Farm
- Recent decades · 1976–2026
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Orange County purchases Blackwood Farm
Orange County purchased the 152-acre farm from Nannie and Mary Blackwood.
Subject: Blackwood Farm
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Compiled and maintained by the Friends of the Orange County Public Library from county records, the sources named on each card, and the index’s event pages. Last updated September 14, 2026.
