Near Cash Corner in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Castle Hill
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, September 12, 2009
1. Castle Hill Marker
The original house was built in 1765 by Thomas Walker, explorer and pioneer. Tarleton, raiding Charlottesville to capture Jefferson and the legislature, stopped here for breakfast, June 4, 1781. This delay aided the patriots to escape. Castle Hill was long the home of Senator William Cabell Rives, who built the present house.
Erected 1928 by Virginia Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number W-204.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 4, 1812.
Location. 38° 4.643′ N, 78° 17.532′ W. Marker is near Cash Corner, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is on Gordonsville Road (Virginia Route 231) 1½ miles Route 640, on the left when traveling north. One of the estates within the Southwest Mountains Historic Rural Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6132 Gordonsville Road, Keswick VA 22947, United
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Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. John School Rosenwald Funded (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Albemarle County / Louisa County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Maurys School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District (approx. 4 miles away); General Thomas Sumter (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District (approx. 5.2 miles away); Marjorie S. Twohey (approx. 5.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Revolutionary War Campaign of 1781
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, September 12, 2009
2. Wide view of Castle Hill Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
Also see . . .
1. Castle Hill (Virginia). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Castle Hill and Walnut Mountain. The Nature Conservancy website entry (Submitted on September 13, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, September 12, 2009
3. Main Gate of Castle Hill
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 22, 2010
4. View Through the Castle Hill Gates
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5. Castle Hill mansion and grounds
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,572 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 26, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
