White Plains Plantation

The history of White Plains dates back to circa 1848, when Lt. William Pennington Quarles, a Revolutionary soldier, his family, and several slaves left their home in Bedford County, VA and after about a month of travel, reached their new home, White Plains, around Christmas day, 1809.He apparently purchased or traded his Revolutionary War Land grant in Kentucky for this land and then set about purchasing additional acreage. The home and approx. 120 acres remained in Quarles/Burton family until, in the late 1950's, when Harvey Draper and his daughter, Mildred Summers purchased the land & home, and set about to restore the house as much as possible. During that period, the house was bricked and the wings added. In 1959, the families moved in and continued to maintain the property. The original smokehouse and corncrib are located on the grounds near the home. (Complete history on our website).

Members of the family and Rachel Jackson, First Lady of President Andrew Jackson. The "Jackson Quilt" has been handed down from generations through various Quarles family members and now is the property of Mary Ralph Jared Maddux. The family lore tells that Rachel Jackson quilted on it, during her stops at the original White Plains home of Lt. William Pennington Quarles.

Mariner's Compass or Wind Rose is the name quilters use to refer to star designs that radiate from the center of a circle as opposed to the star designs that grow from a square, like Ohio Star or Sawtooth Star. The Mariner's Compass, it should have 16 or 32 points like the compass card on a magnetic compass or a map. It is one of the earliest named quilting designs in America. The Mariner's Compass Quilt is an inspiration of the ancient Windrose pattern.

The artist, Julie Styer, Upper Cumberland Arts Alliance, resides in Putnam County with her husband and two sons. Julie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Youngstown State University. She currently has an art studio in her home where she enjoys working in different types of art media. Algood School children & Mrs. Wren Vanhooser helped with the painting.