Ararat in Patrick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Laurel Hill

Photographed by Roger Miller, March 25, 2021

1. Laurel Hill Marker

Inscription. Young James 1845 Allen F. Weldhaas 2000 LAUREL HILL "Although everyone deems his own home, a spot supremely blest, a dearer sweeter spot than all the rest." "Yet experience has taught me it is necessary to be deprived of it awhile in order to appreciate it properly." Born here on February 6th, 1833, "JEB” Stuart often recalled in his letters fond memories of his homeplace and related his desire to return to the place of his birth. "I would give anything to make a pilgrimage to the old place and when the war is over to quietly spend the rest of my days there." "If I should survive the war I desire to settle down on a farm, if I can get one to suit me. I am partial to the old homestead at Patrick." "I might have rambled the dear old hills of Patrick amid all the pleasures of a mountain home for a lifetime." Wounded in battle at Yellow Tavern the previous day, Stuart died on May 12th, 1864, never fulfilling his desire to return to his birthplace. He lies amongst his family In Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond Virginia.

Erected 2021 by J.E.B. Stuart Preservation Trust.

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Location. 36° 33.805′ N, 80° 33.172′ W. Marker is in Ararat, Virginia, in Patrick County. It can be reached from Ararat Highway. Marker is near home site in the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: JEB Stuart Preservation Park, 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 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: House Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stuart Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 3, 2021

2. Laurel Hill Marker

Jeb Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legacy of Jeb Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate and Union Calvary (within shouting distance of this marker); The Death of Jeb Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); May 1864, Union Overload Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wounding of Jeb Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ararat.

More about this marker. Marker was erected on Fed 28, 2021

Regarding Laurel Hill. Boyhood home of General J.E.B. Stuart.

Additional keywords. boyhood home

Photographed by Roger Miller, March 25, 2021

3. Laurel Hill Marker

Photographed by Roger Miller, March 25, 2021

4. Laurel Hill Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 3, 2021

5. Laurel Hill Marker

Laurel Hill Marker Interpretive Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 4, 2025

6. Laurel Hill Marker Interpretive Panel

Adjacent to the Marker.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 4, 2025

7. Laurel Hill Marker Interpretive Panel

Adjacent to the Marker.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 4, 2025

8. Laurel Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 3, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. 5. submitted on October 3, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 8, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.