Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Moncure Daniel Conway
Photographed By Dawn Bowen, July 14, 2007
1. Moncure Daniel Conway Marker
Inscription.
Moncure Daniel Conway. . Nearby to the northwest is the childhood home of renowned abolitionist, writer, and lecturer Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907). In 1838 his family moved into this Federal-style house. Conway graduated from Dickinson College in 1849 and Harvard Divinity School in 1854 and became outspoken in the abolitionist movement. During the Civil War, Conway lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and traveled east in 1862 to lead his family’s slaves to freedom in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Conway moved to London in 1863 and spent a number of years abroad, writing for English and American periodicals. He also wrote biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Thomas Paine. Conway died in Paris on 15 Nov. 1907.
Nearby to the northwest is the childhood home of renowned abolitionist, writer, and lecturer Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907). In 1838 his family moved into this Federal-style house. Conway graduated from Dickinson College in 1849 and Harvard Divinity School in 1854 and became outspoken in the abolitionist movement. During the Civil War, Conway lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and traveled east in 1862 to lead his family’s slaves to freedom in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Conway moved to London in 1863 and spent a number of years abroad, writing for English and American periodicals. He also wrote biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Thomas Paine. Conway died in Paris on 15 Nov. 1907.
Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number N-36.)
Location. 38° 19.279′ N, 77° 28.084′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. Marker is on River Road, 0.3 miles east of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map.
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Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 River Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Stafford County's Unfavorite Son. Fredericksburg Freelance-Star, Feb 2, 2002. (Submitted on June 10, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Moncure Conway (1832–1907). By Norman L. Schools, Encyclopedia of Virginia. (Submitted on June 10, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906 by Rossiter Johnson.
Photographed By Kevin W., October 9, 2009
5. National Register of Historic Places Plaque
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Conway House
c. 1807
Plaque donated by Company C.
2nd Regt. U.S. Sharpshooters Re-Enactors
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,787 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 8, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 9, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.