Near Lynch Station in Campbell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mount Airy

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

1. Mount Airy Marker

Inscription. About two miles southwest is Mount Airy, a plantation house built ca. 1800 for Col. Thomas Leftwich (1740-1816). The two-story frame house retains much of its Federal-style woodwork. Leftwich served in the Seven Years' War and was a captain of the Bedford County militia during the Revolutionary War. He was later a lieutenant colonel and commander of Virginia's 10th militia regiment. Leftwich served Bedford County as a justice, sheriff, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. About 30 enslaved African Americans worked at Mount Airy. Leftwich and his brothers William, Uriah, and Joel, also veterans of the Revolutionary War, are buried in the property's family cemetery.

Erected 2017 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number FR 29.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 37° 7.125′ N, 79° 23.26′ W. Marker is near Lynch Station, Virginia, in Campbell County. It is at the intersection of Bedford Highway (Virginia Route

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43) and Chellis Ford Road, on the left when traveling east on Bedford Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6376 Bedford Hwy, Lynch Station VA 24571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 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: Bedford County / Campbell County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Wayside Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Welcome to Wayside Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Welcome to Wayside Park (approx. 4.3 miles away); Clement Hill (approx. 4.9 miles away); Founding the Town of Hurt (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pittsylvania County / Campbell County

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

2. Mount Airy Marker

(approx. 5.2 miles away); Leonard Coleman Memorial Park (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

3. Mount Airy

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

4. Mount Airy

Capt. Thomas Leftwich Grave (foreground), Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich Grave (background) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

5. Capt. Thomas Leftwich Grave (foreground), Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich Grave (background)

Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

6. Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich Grave

Leftwich Mount Airy Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2026

7. Leftwich Mount Airy Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 14, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 7. submitted on July 20, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.