Built in 1665, this extraordinary brick house acquired its misleading name after followers of Nathaniel Bacon seized and fortified it during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. The historic house is open for scheduled tours during its operating season, while the grounds generally have broader daytime access.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/bacons-castle/