Elsie Dinsmore - Places Featured in The Books

Places Featured in The Books

1. Roselands - A plantation owned by Elsie's grandfather. Elsie lives here during the first two books.
2. The Oaks - A plantation owned by Elsie's father. Elsie moves here with her father the year after he returns from Europe.
3. Ion - A plantation owned by Edward Travilla and his mother. Elsie moves here after she marries Edward. The majority of the books take place here.
4. Viamede - A plantation that belonged to Elsie's mother; Elsie inherits it when she turns 21.
5. Woodburn - A plantation owned by Elsie's son-in-law, Levis Raymond.

The plantations are said to be set in Union, Virginia, except for Viamede, which is in Louisiana, not far from New Orleans. Other less-visited plantations include:

• Crag Cottage - Cottage belonging to Evelyn Leland.
• The Laurels - A plantation owned by Elsie's sister Rose Lacey and her husband.
• The Pines
• Ashwood
• The Crags (not related to Crag Cottage) - A plantion owned by Phillip and Lucy (Carrington) Ross. Elsie and her children (except Rosie and Walter, who were born later in the book) visit the Crags in Elsie's Children.
• Sunnyside - A plantation owned by Lucilla and Chester, Max and Eva.
• Mangolia Hall- Plantation owned by Molly and Louis Embury.