Constructed by Harriett Bladen Mitchell Weir and her husband William James Weir in 1825, the Liberia house was a plantation house. Across the property grew various vegetables and grain crops, as well as space for sheep, horses, cattle, and hogs. In the years leading up to the Civil War, it was considered one of the largest plantations in western Prince William County. The property was also home to some 90 enslaved people. The winds of change blew hard through the Civil War, with Liberia serving as the headquarters for General…
