Jefferson escaped to Poplar Forest, his plantation to the west.

The view of Poplar Forest today is much as it was in the early 19th century, with encroaching development barely visible.

Poplar Forest was the only Jefferson property to pass to the intended heir.

As they drove, Nichols filled them in on the big picture points he knew about Poplar Forest.

And it was at Poplar Forest all this time.

After leaving Poplar Forest, he had come to a painful conclusion.

"What happened to the device you took from us at Poplar Forest?"

But now Poplar Forest is getting some attention.

Poplar Forest took a decade to finish, not a whole generation, as Monticello did.

Poplar Forest is closed for the year.