Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stratford and Chantilly

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

1. Stratford and Chantilly Marker

Inscription.
Two miles east is Stratford, built about 1725 by Thomas Lee (1690–1750), president of the Virginia Council and father of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, both signers of the Declaration of Independence. Here also was born Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870). Three miles east of Stratford stood Chantilly, the home of Richard Henry Lee in his later years.

Erected 1971 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number J-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.

Location. 38° 8.533′ N, 76° 52.038′ W. Marker is in Lerty, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) and Stratford Hall Road (U.S. 214), on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montross VA 22520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Westmoreland State Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burrell Eskridge and His Son Vernon Eskridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stratford Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); To Keep in Perpetual Remembrance the Name of Thomas Lee (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Testament to Craftsmanship (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oval Site (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Stratford Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); American Indians at Stratford (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Stratford Hall Historic Preserve.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

2. Stratford and Chantilly Marker

Website homepage (Submitted on August 23, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,743 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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