List of structures in the United States built by slaves

The following is a list of notable structures in the United States that were built, at least in part, by enslaved people:

Blue Ridge Railroad (1849–1870) – A railroad project in the southern United States Cleveland and Chattanooga Railroad East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Fort Jefferson (Florida) – Military installation on the Dry TortugasNational Park Service. (n.d.). Slave Labor at Fort Jefferson. Retrieved 15 February 2024 from https://npshistory.com/brochures/trading-cards/drto/slave-labor-at-fort-jefferson.pdf Memphis and Hernando Plank Road – An important road connecting Memphis and Hernando, Mississippi Monticello – The plantation home of Thomas Jefferson, located in Virginia Montpelier (Orange, Virginia) – The estate of James Madison, fourth President of the United States Mount Vernon – George Washington's plantation home in Virginia Naval Air Station Pensacola – A major training base for the U.S. Navy in Florida Old Warren County Courthouse – Historic building, now a museum, in Vicksburg, Mississippi Plantation complexes in the Southern United States – Large agricultural estates worked by enslaved laborers South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company – One of the earliest railroads in the southern United States Southside Railroad (Virginia) – An early railroad in Virginia United States Capitol – The building housing the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. University of the South at Sewanee White House – The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States Fort Sumter – The site of the Battle of Fort Sumter, the first battle in the American Civil War

See also Slavery in the United States History of slavery in Virginia List of plantations in the United States

References

External links Slavery and the White House – White House Historical Association Slavery at Monticello – Monticello Official Website