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Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast
Birthplace of James Madison and Southern Plantation
Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast 
I just read of a reference to Belle Grove in the book, (page 109), Amazing Women of the Civil War by Webb Garrison. It mentions that Lucy Hayes, wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, visited there during the Civil War seeking her husband. She didn’t know if he were wounded or dead. It also says that Belle Grove was “in desolate ruins”. Can you tell me if there is any truth to this: either the visit or the ‘desolate ruins’ part. The book is interesting in that it chooses women from both sides of the war, describing them warts and all.
Thanks for your help. Kay Gibson Indiana
Kay,
Which Belle Grove Plantation does it say? Location? Is it Port Conway or Middletown? There are three in Virginia.
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She says “Hi” and “Please come visit her.”
would love to sometime!