Have a great time and help a good cause at Poplar Grove Plantation’s Barbecue & Bourbon Tasting on June 5th from 4PM – 7PM for an animal sanctuary fund-raising event! Join in and help out sampling and rating a wide variety of bourbons. North Carolina barbecue – basted with that good ole southern family recipe: apple cider vinegar and red pepper flakes – will be cooked right there on the grounds.
Tickets are $25 to eat, drink, and be cheery. An additional $10 upcharge to participate in the bourbon tasting. Tickets go on sale May 1, 2016.
Poplar Grove Plantation:
Spend a morning or an afternoon exploring one of the oldest surviving peanut plantations in North Carolina. Poplar Grove Plantation was in the Foy family for six generations, from 1795 to 1971. It opened to the public as a museum in 1980.
The present Manor House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and sustained through the continuing efforts of Poplar Grove Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit Public Charity, dedicated to education, conservation, and preservation.
Built by Joseph Mumford Foy circa 1850 to be closer to the Old New Bern Road, and later the Wilmington and Topsail Sound Plank Road, Poplar Grove Foundation, Inc. preserves the homestead of a successful farming family, along with the outbuildings and crafts typical of a 19th century working community.
The 15+ remaining acres of the homestead are under the stewardship of the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust.
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| Barbecue & Bourbon Tasting Poplar Grove Plantation 10200 US Highway 17 N., Wilmington, NC 28411 PHONE 910.686.9518 Visit the Website. |
