Scotchtown

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

1. Scotchtown Marker

Inscription. A mile north is Scotchtown, Patrick Henry's Home, 1771-1777. Dolly Madison, President James Madison's wife, lived here in her girlhood. Lafayette was here in May, 1781, retreating northward before Cornwallis. Cornwallis passed here in June, 1781, moving westward.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number W-214.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1781.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 49.597′ N, 77° 35.876′ W. Marker was near Beaverdam, Virginia, in Hanover County. It was at the intersection of West Patrick Henry Road (Virginia Route 54) and Scotchtown Road, on the right when traveling west on West Patrick Henry Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Beaverdam VA 23015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Scotchtown (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Scotchtown

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Patrick Henry (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cedar Creek Quaker Meeting House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fork Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Church Quarter (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Cottage (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sycamore Tavern (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaverdam.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Scotchtown (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.

Also see . . .
1. Patrick Henry's Scotchtown. APVA Preservation Virginia. (Submitted on August 25, 2009.)

2. Scotchtown. National Register of Historic Places. (Submitted on August 25, 2009.)

Scotchtown Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

2. Scotchtown Road

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

3. Scotchtown

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2003

4. Scotchtown

Scotchtown Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

5. Scotchtown Entrance

Scotchtown, State Route 685 vicinity, Beaverdam, Hanover County, VA. image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey, circa 1933

6. Scotchtown, State Route 685 vicinity, Beaverdam, Hanover County, VA.

Library of Congress [HABS VA,43-BEVDA,1-7]

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,622 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 25, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.