Near Montpelier Station in Orange County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gilmore Farm

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 6, 2009

1. Gilmore Farm Marker

Inscription. George Gilmore was born into slavery at Montpelier about 1810. Like millions of African Americans throughout the South, Gilmore made the transition to freedom after the Civil War. Many emancipated slaves worked on the same plantation where they once labored. Gilmore, his wife Polly and five children lived in this cabin built by family members in 1873 and farmed the surrounding fields. In 1901 George Gilmore obtained the deed for 16 acres from Dr. James A. Madison. After Gilmore's death in 1905 the property remained in the family until 1920. Archaeological and architectural investigations have resulted in the restoration of this rare example of a surviving freed family's cabin.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number JJ-26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 38° 13.581′ N, 78° 10.86′ W. Marker is near Montpelier Station, Virginia, in Orange County. It is on Constitution Highway (State Highway 20), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orange VA 22960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia

and in the Piedmont.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Post-Emancipation: A Promise Unfulfilled (within shouting distance of this marker); Gilmore Farm: A Freedman's Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Dolley Madison (within shouting distance of this marker); Gilmore Family Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Encampment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montpelier Train Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Montpelier Flag Stop (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Confederate Encampment (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montpelier Station.

Other markers no longer nearby. Gilmore Farm (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Post-Emancipation (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Gilmore Family. Page from the Montpelier site. (Submitted on November 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 6, 2009

2. Gilmore Farm Marker

Photographed by Pete Payette, March 2, 2012

3. Gilmore Farm Marker

Gilmore Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 6, 2009

4. Gilmore Cabin

Hog Pens behind the Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 6, 2009

5. Hog Pens behind the Cabin

Entrance to Gilmore Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Payette, March 2, 2012

6. Entrance to Gilmore Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,489 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 10, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on May 10, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.