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: The "Three Sisters" plantation was a
: very large plantation, patented by Thomas
: Hilleary in 1683 and owned for many
: generations by members of the Hilleary
: family. The plantation acreage is located
: in the general Lanham area, actually closer
: to current-day Springdale and Glenarden.
: Over the generations, it was divided into
: smaller plantations for different members of
: the family. R. Payne is correct that part
: of the plantation is today represented by a
: much-altered house (probably from the 18th
: century)on Cleary Lane, but that building
: was NOT on the part of the plantation that
: belonged to Sarah Ogle Hilleary in the
: middle of the 19th century. Sallie
: Hilleary's portion of the plantation was
: farther south - on the south side of what is
: now Ardwick-Ardmore Road, and east of the
: new Flowers High School. The buildings on
: Sallie's plantation are no longer standing,
: although up until about 20 years ago one of
: the tobacco barns from her time period was
: still standing. The area is now being
: residentially developed.
:
: I suspect that your interest in Sallie
: Hilleary's plantation has to do with the
: Plummer family of Riversdale - yes, it was
: this part of the "Three Sisters"
: plantation where Emily Saunders worked, and
: to which Adam Francis Plummer walked from
: Riversdale to spend time with his wife and
: children.
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: If you come to the PGCHS library (now
: located on the lower level of the Greenbelt
: Branch Library building at 11 Crescent road,
: Greenbelt) I can show you on the map exactly
: where "Three Sisters" was. We are
: open on Saturday afternoons, noon to 4 p.m.
: and by appointment - call us at
: 301-220-0330.
:
: Hope this helps!
:
: Susan G. Pearl, Historian
: PGCHS
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