Near Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mirador

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

1. Mirador Marker

Inscription. This was the girlhood home of Viscountess Nancy Astor, first woman member of the British Parliament. She was a daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, who bought “Mirador” in 1892. The house was built sometime after 1832 for James M. Bowen.

Erected 1961.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 38° 1.95′ N, 78° 46.194′ W. Marker is near Greenwood, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is on Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwood VA 22943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mirador (approx. 1.1 miles away); VDOT Workers’ Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); “The Albemarle 26” (approx. 1.7 miles away); The History of the Rockfish Gap Country Store (approx. 2.1 miles away); Albemarle County / Nelson County (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwood.

Regarding Mirador. Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, a Confederate officer in the Civil War made his fortune in the 1890s as contractor to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad

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and purchased Mirador as a country retreat.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

2. Mirador Marker

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

3. Mirador

The View from Mirador image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

4. The View from Mirador

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

5. Mirador

This telephoto view is from Afton Mountain, from the I-64 Scenic Overlook.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7,214 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 2, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.