Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Audley

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007

1. Audley Marker

Inscription. The house to the north is the home of Nellie Parke Custis, George Washington’s ward, who married his nephew, Major Lawrence Lewis. After her husband’s death in 1839, Nellie Custis Lewis settled here, and here she died in 1852.

Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number T-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 8.785′ N, 77° 57.526′ W. Marker was in Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. It was at the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway (Virginia Route 7) and Audley Lane, on the right on Harry Byrd Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Berryville VA 22611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It was

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Lucy Diggs Slowe (approx. 1.1 miles away); Milton Valley Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Schools of Josephine City (approx. 1.2 miles away); Berryville (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Districts (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stewardship & Conservation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Josephine School Community Museum & The African-American Experience (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clarke County (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berryville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Audley (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This

Audley Marker Next to Farm Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007

2. Audley Marker Next to Farm Sign

marker was replaced by a new one also named Audley (see nearby markers).

Regarding Audley. The Audley house is a private residence on the Audley Farm.

Also see . . .
1. Audley Farm. Website homepage (Submitted on August 10, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Eleanor Parke Custis. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 17, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Entrance to Audley Farm down Audley Lane image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 8, 2007

3. Entrance to Audley Farm down Audley Lane

Audley Estate image. Click for full size.

Public Domain Resource from Wikipedia.org

4. Audley Estate

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,043 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on October 4, 2013, by Donald I. Brown of Berryville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 24, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.