Linkhorne in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Locust Thicket
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
1. Locust Thicket Marker
Inscription.
Locust Thicket. . Maj. Samuel Scott (1754-1822), a Revolutionary War officer, bought land here in 1786 and established Locust Thicket, one of several plantations he owned nearby. About 30 enslaved African Americans labored on his properties. The existing house was likely built in the 1830s. During the Battle of Lynchburg, 17-18 June 1864, Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. Alfred Duffiι engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. John McCausland near here, leaving the house scarred. Among those buried in the Locust Thicket cemetery are Maj. Samuel Scott and his wife, Ann, their son Beverly Roy Scott, who served in the War of 18 12, a Union cavalryman killed during the Battle of Lynchburg, and a Confederate veteran.
Maj. Samuel Scott (1754-1822), a Revolutionary War officer, bought land here in 1786 and established Locust Thicket, one of several plantations he owned nearby. About 30 enslaved African Americans labored on his properties. The existing house was likely built in the 1830s. During the Battle of Lynchburg, 17-18 June 1864, Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. Alfred Duffiι engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. John McCausland near here, leaving the house scarred. Among those buried in the Locust Thicket cemetery are Maj. Samuel Scott and his wife, Ann, their son Beverly Roy Scott, who served in the War of 1812, a Union cavalryman killed during the Battle of Lynchburg, and a Confederate veteran.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-45.)
Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Linkhorne. It is on Old Forest Road just west of Boxwood Place, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2630 Old Forest Rd, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,590 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
