Historic Homes of South-West Virginia Mountains

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Historic Homes
Of the
South-West
Mountains
Virginia
With twenty-three illustrations
And a Map
By Edward C. Mead
Published 1915, 321 pages, searchable
- Bonus Book -
Southwest Virginia
and Shenandoah Valley
By Thomas Bruce, 1891
256 pages, Illustrated, Searchable
- Bonus Book -
Pioneers
of the Old Southwest
By Constance Skinner, 1919
325 pages, Illustrated, Searchable
- Bonus -
Virginia Counties Timeline
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There extends through the centre of Albemarle County, Virginia, a bold range of picturesque hills,
the first that may be deemed mountains, as approaching from the east; these have their rise in Orange
County, and terminate on the borders of James River, ranging in a south-west and north-east course
parallel to and distant from the Blue Ridge about twenty miles.
This range has been known from an early period as the "
South-West
Mountains
," so called from the
direction in which they point.
For some time the South-West Mountains formed the western limit of the colony, but when its
dark-red alluvial soil was found to be particularly adapted to the culture of the great staple, tobacco,
and its salubrious climate so refreshing to the fever-stricken emigrants, these favored hills were
eagerly sought, and the county was early settled by a most intelligent and industrious race of
people, who were peculiarly different in dialect, traits of character, and social intercourse from
the general class of early settlers in America.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION THE
SOUTH-WEST
MOUNTAINS
. . ii
Their Traditions ; their People.
MONTICELLO
THE HOME OF THOMAS JEFFERSON . 21
Now owned by Hon. Jefferson M. Levy, of
New York
.
PANTOPS ONE OF
JEFFERSON
'S FARMS 41
Now owned by Professor John R. Sampson.
LEGO ONE OF
JEFFERSON
'S FARMS 49
The Home of the
Taylors
.
SHADWELL THE BIRTHPLACE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON 55
SHADWELL THE SECOND 63
EDGEHILL THE HOME OF THE
RANDOLPHS
65
BELMONT
THE HOME OF THE
EVERETTS
75
EAST BELMONT
THE HOME OF ISAAC LONG, ESQ., 89
SUNNY SIDE THE SUMMER RESIDENCE OF J. B. PACE,
ES2 99
FRUITLAND THE RESIDENCE OF A. P. FOX, ESQ. . . 107
CISMONT THE SUMMER HOME OF COLONEL H. W.
FULLER
Ill
CLOVER FIELDS THE OLD HOME OF THE MERI-
WETHERS 129
Now owned by Frank M. Randolph, Esq.
CASTALIA THE ESTATE OF
MURRAY
BOOCOCK, ESQ. 139
MUSIC HALL HOME OF THE LATE CAPTAIN JAMES
TERRELL 153
BELVOIR THE HOME OF THE NELSONS 159
KINLOCH THE HOME OF DR. TOM MERIWETHER . . 167
Now owned by Aylett Everett, Esq.
MERRIE MILL THE COUNTRY-SEAT OF JOHN ARM-
STRONG CHANLER, ESg i79
ROUGEMONT THE HOME OF THE
DICKINSONS
... 187
HOPEDALE THE HOME OF THE BOYDENS 193
CASTLE HILL THE HOME OF THE RIVESES 201
KESWICK THE HOME OF THE PAGES 217
EDGEWORTH THE HOME OF THE GORDONS .... 231
COBHAM PARK THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE WIL-
LIAM C. RIVES, JR 241
THE MACHUNK FARMS THE CREEK; CAMPBELLS;
MACHUNK 247
BROAD OAK THE HOME OF EDWARD C. MEAD, ESQ,. 255
KESWICK STATION
CHESAPEAKE
AND
OHIO
RAIL-
ROAD 263
EVERETTSVILLE NOW LA FOURCHE, THE HOME OF
THE BOWCOCKS 267
GLENMORE THE HOME OF THE MAGRUDERS .... 271
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Castle Hill Frontispiece
Map of the
South-West
Mountains
1 1
Monticello
21
Pantops 41
Lego 49
Shadwell 55
Edgehill 65
Belmont
75
Sunny Side 99
Cismont
Ill
The Old Colonial Kitchen at Cismont 126
Clover Fields 129
The
First
Clover
Fields
Mansion
.... 133
Castalia . . 139
Herd of Herefords at Castalia Farm 151
Kinloch . 167
Merrie
Mill
Mansion
179
The Old Colonial Merrie Mill i8o
The Bathing-Pool at Merrie Mill 183
Hopedale 193
Castle
Hill
Mansion
204
Keswick 217
Cobham
Park
241
Broad Oak 255
Bonus -
Virginia
Counties
& Cities Timeline
Summarized from
Virginia
Counties,
Those Resulting from
Virginia
Legislation
Published 1916
This is a 21 page chart summarizing, in date order, the formation of all 180
Virginia
counties now located
in the present day states
of
Virginia
,
West
Virginia
and
Kentucky
.  Also includes information on the
90 independent cities of
Virginia
.
Begins in 1634 with the eight original shires, continues through 1776 with the first county in present
day
Kentucky
, and 1779 with
the first county in present day
West Virginia
.
Dickenson was the last new Virginia county, formed 1880. In 1920
Alexandria
County
was renamed
Arlington
County
.
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