Green Spring Plantation in James City County about five miles (8 km) west of Williamsburg, was the 17th century plantation of one of the more popular governors of Colonial Virginia in North America, Sir William Berkeley, and his second wife.
Sir William Berkeley, who served several terms, is perhaps the best-known of Virginia's colonial governors. It is believed by many historians that the well-known Berkeley Plantation in nearby Charles City County was named in his honor.
Today, a section of the land that formed the core of Green Spring Plantation is part of the Colonial National Historical Park.
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