Chatham Marker

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Chatham Heights in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Chatham

By Dawn Bowen, July 14, 2007

1. Chatham Marker

Inscription. Here is Chatham, built about 1750 by William Fitzhugh. Here Robert E. Lee came to court his wife. In the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, the house was occupied by General Sumner. It was General Hooker’s headquarters for a time, 1863.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number J-60.)

Location. 38° 18.313′ N, 77° 27.13′ W. Marker is in Chatham Heights, Virginia, in Stafford County. Marker is on Virginia Route 3 0 miles east of Chatham Heights Road (County Route 212), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fredericksburg (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Chatham (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beyond the Big House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln's Review (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beleaguered Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bombardment (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pontoon Bridges (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Chatham Heights.

Also see . . . Chatham. (Submitted on July 14, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia.)

Marker on Rt. 3 Photo, Click for full size

By Dawn Bowen, July 14, 2007

2. Marker on Rt. 3

By Dawn Bowen, July 14, 2007

3. Chatham

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 956 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.