Oaky Grove is a historic home located in Shotwell

Shotwell, North Carolina

Shotwell is an unincorporated community in southeastern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, located southeast of Raleigh....

, North Carolina

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, a suburb of Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

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. Built in 1818 by Thomas Price, Oaky Grove has been home to generations of the Price, Blake, and Doub families. Before the Civil War

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, the Price plantation consisted of 4500 acres (18.2 km²) of farm land. Today, the 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) property is owned by the Doubs family and contains the two-story home, a smokehouse, barn, and the family cemetery. In September 1993, Oaky Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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