Boyce in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Saratoga
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B-4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 5.576′ N, 78° 3.609′ W. Marker is in Boyce, Virginia, in Clarke County. Marker is at the intersection of South Greenway Avenue (U.S. 340) and West Main Street (Virginia Route 723), on the right when traveling north on South Greenway Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boyce VA 22620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Town of Boyce (a few steps from this marker); The Briars (approx. 1.1 miles away); Greenway Court (approx. 1.4 miles away); Blandy Experimental Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carter Hall (approx. 2 miles away); Millwood (approx. 2 miles away); The Burwell-Morgan Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Clark County / Frederick County (approx. 2˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boyce.
Regarding Saratoga. Saratoga stands to the east as indicated on private property, a fair distance from the road.
This marker replaced a previous B-4 with the same title, which read, Built in 1782 by General Daniel Morgan and named for the battle of Saratoga, 1777. Hessian prisoners did the construction work. Lee had his headquarters here in June, 1863, on the way to Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
1. Biography of Daniel Morgan. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Florence Vane. One of the poems of Philip Pendleton Cooke. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. Battle of Saratoga, NY. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
4. Battle of Cowpens, SC. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
5. Short Biography of John Esten Cooke. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional comments.
1. Morgan’s Second Home
Saratoga was actually the second home for Daniel Morgan in Clarke County. He first lived at Soldier’s Rest (1769) just north of Berryville (to the northeast corner of the intersection of modern day U.S. 340 and Va. Route 7).
— Submitted July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
2. Civil War Encampment
Not mentioned on the present day marker, Saratoga was used by the Army of Northern Virginia when moving through the Shenandoah Valley during Gettysburg campaign.
— Submitted July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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