Inglewood, Mecklenburg County, Virginia facts for kids

For the other town in Virginia named Inglewood, see Inglewood, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Inglewood is a small, unincorporated community located in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in the United States. An unincorporated community means it's a group of homes or buildings that don't have their own local government, like a city or town. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

Discovering Inglewood's History

Inglewood is known for being the location of a historic property called the Goode plantation. A plantation was a large farm, especially common in the southern United States, where crops like tobacco or cotton were grown.

William Goode: A Virginia Politician

This Goode plantation, also named Inglewood, was the birthplace of an important person in American history: William Goode. He was born there in 1828.

What Did William Goode Do?

William Goode became a politician, which is someone who works in government. He served in the state legislature of Virginia. A legislature is a group of people who make laws for a state.

Later, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. This is a big part of the United States government in Washington, D.C., where people from different states come together to make laws for the whole country. William Goode served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843, and again from 1853 until he passed away in 1859.