Contact:
Diane Bartlett
Director of Marketing Communications
Phone: (703) 777-2414
FAX: (703) 777-3282
E-mail: dbartlett@morvenpark.org

Westmoreland Davis, governor of Virginia from 1918-1922, practiced progressive methods of farming and animal husbandry while living at Morven Park. He began breeding Bronze turkeys in the early 1930s, an operation that soon became one of the largest on the East Coast, with over 20,000 turkeys housed on the Morven Park property at one time.

To commemorate Governor Davis’ successful Bronze turkey breeding program, Morven Park will present original items depicting the turkey operation from the 1930s and 1940s throughout the month of November. Among the artifacts in the exhibit are photographs, show ribbons, posters, hand-written inventories and newspaper clippings. The exhibit will be displayed in the Trophy Room of the Governor’s historical landmark mansion.

Tours of the mansion and museums are offered Friday through Monday on the hour beginning at 12:00 p.m. with the last tour at 4:00 p.m. A modest admission fee is charged. Morven Park is located off of Old Waterford Road northwest of Leesburg, Virginia. For more information call (703) 777-6034. Additional photographs are available upon request.