Laurel Hill
National Register of Historic Places
Entered on the Virginia
Landmarks Register on
January 23, 1998
Erected 1998.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical date for this entry is September 24, 1998.
Location. 36° 33.733′ N, 80° 33.15′ W. Marker is in Ararat, Virginia, in Patrick County. It is on Ararat Highway (Virginia Route 773), on the right when traveling west. On the grounds of Laurel Hill - Birthplace & Boyhood Home Of J.E.B. Stuart. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ararat VA 24053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia and in the Blue Ridge Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Roadbed (a few steps from this marker); Stuart's Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Stuart's Birthplace Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Laurel Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); "Fields Of Valor" (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Lee" Tree (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Stuart the Raider" (about 300 feet away); The Mount Airy & Eastern Railway (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ararat.
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