Belmont is a historic

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where Nat Turner's slave rebellion took place. Located near Capron,

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, it was built about 1790 and is a -story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof with dormers and sits on a brick foundation. It has a single pile, central-hall plan and features a Chinese lattice railing on the second story. Also on the property are a contributing

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and

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. At Belmont, on the morning of August 23, 1831, Nat Turner's slave rebellion was effectively suppressed. an
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in 1973.

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