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.

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