Near Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Long Marsh Run Rural Historic District
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007
1. Long Marsh Run Rural Historic District Marker
This 16-square-mile scenic landscape illustrates the changing patterns of rural life since the 1730s as shown in its plantations, farms, mills, churches, and African American communities. The first settlers came from various places, including New Jersey, Maryland, and the Virginia Tidewater. English cultural influences, however, shaped the economic, political, and social character of the area into a western outpost of Tidewater society. The district contains many estates associated with pioneer families, including the Washingtons at Fairfield, Audley, and Elmington; the Larues at Bloomfield, Claremont, and Villa La Rue; and the Allens at Clifton and Balclutha.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-20.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.
Location. 39° 11.007′ N, 77° 57.302′ W. Marker is near Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. 340) and Lewisville Road (County Route 641), in the median on Lord
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berryville Wagon Train Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lee's Bivouac, Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.4 miles away); Buck Marsh Fight (approx. 1.7 miles away); Buck Marsh Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); West Virginia / Virginia (approx. 2 miles away in West Virginia); Traveler Was Tethered on This Spot (approx. 2½ miles away); James Ireland (approx. 2.6 miles away); Clarke County Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berryville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Audley (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Audley (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Long Marsh Run Rural Historic District Application. Virginia Department of Historic Resources website entry (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007
2. J 20 in the Lord Fairfax Highway Divide
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007
3. A Home and Farm in Long Marsh Run District
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
4. Wickliffe Episcopalian Church
One of several churches in the district, Wickliffe was built in 1846 to replace a church dating to 1819.
Public Domain Resource from Wikipedia.org
5. Fairfield Estate
Public Domain Resource from Wikipedia.org, March 9, 2003
6. Clifton
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,798 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on July 24, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
