Warrenton in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Leeton Forest

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 16, 2009

1. Leeton Forest Marker

Inscription. Half a mile east is the site of Leeton Forest, latter-day home of Charles Lee, Attorney General in Washington's and Adams' cabinets, 1795-1801. The tract was patented by Thomas Lee, of Stratford, in 1718 and descended to his son, Richard Henry Lee, Revolutionary leader. The latter's daughter Anne married Charles Lee, who obtained title to the property in 1803, and who died here in June, 1815.

Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number G-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1815.

Location. 38° 42.193′ N, 77° 48.357′ W. Marker is in Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is on Springs Road (Route 802) 0.1 miles east of Lee's Ridge Road (Route 684), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warrenton VA 20186, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Warrenton Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Warrenton Cemetery Confederate Dead Monument (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Fauquier County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); The Turntable (approx. 0.8 miles away); Warrenton Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Railroad Caboose (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Fauquier Times-Democrat (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Warrenton Cemetery (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 16, 2009

2. Leeton Forest Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,628 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.