Near Beaverdam in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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. Layfayette 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. 37° 49.597′ N, 77° 35.876′ W. Marker is near Beaverdam, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is 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 is in this post office area: Beaverdam VA 23015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Scotchtown (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cedar Creek Quaker Meeting House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fork Church (approx. 4.1 miles away);

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

Church Quarter (approx. 4.2 miles away); Sycamore Tavern (approx. 4.9 miles away); Stuart's Riders Skirt Ashland (approx. 5.4 miles away); Attack at Ox Ford (approx. 6.2 miles away); Turning Lee’s Flank (approx. 6.2 miles away).

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 November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 25, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.