Near Leesylvania in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
"Light Horse Harry" Lee
Photographed by Kevin W., February 8, 2008
1. "Light Horse Harry" Lee Marker
"Light Horse Harry"
1756 - 1818
1776 - 1781
Cavalry Commander
1779
Awarded Congressional Medal
1786 - 1788
Member, Continental Congress
1791 - 1794
Governor of Virginia
1799 - 1801
Member, U.S. Congress
Father of General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A
Henry Lee III was born nearby at the Mansion House of "Leesylvania Plantation"
Erected by the Prince William County Historical Commission in observance of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1976
Erected 1976 by Prince William County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International, and the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.
Location. 38° 35.46′ N, 77° 14.915′ W. Marker is near Leesylvania, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Daniel K. Ludwig Drive, in the median. The marker is located at the end of Daniel K. Ludwig Drive in Leesylvania State
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. 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: Lees Woods Historic Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Freestone Point Hunt Club (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "A Pacific Paradise on the Potomac" (about 300 feet away); Swimming in Bounty (about 500 feet away); "At the Point of Rock" (about 500 feet away); Iron Pulley Wheel (about 500 feet away); The Freestone Fisheries (about 500 feet away); Pleasureland of the East (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesylvania.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Freestone Point Earthworks (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. Adjacent to the monument is a marker indicating this "monument was moved here by the Woodbridge Rotary Club and Virginia Power Volunteers, October 1990."
Photographed by Kevin W., February 8, 2008
2. "Light Horse Harry" Lee Marker
Remains of the "Leesylvania Plantation" Mansion House can be seen in the background.
Photographed by attributed to Gilbert Stuart
3. "Light Horse Harry" Lee
This portrait of Henry Lee III, attributed to Gilbert Stuart, hangs at Stratford Hall in Montross Virginia.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,456 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 14, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
