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Near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Thorn Hill Estate

 
 
Thorn Hill Estate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 4, 2013
1. Thorn Hill Estate Marker
Inscription. Home of Colonel John Bowyer, an officer in the Revolutionary War, and of General E.F. Paxton, commander of the Stonewall Brigade, killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.
 
Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number A-49.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US CivilWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 3, 1972.
 
Location. 37° 45.625′ N, 79° 27.888′ W. Marker is near Lexington, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Marker is on Thornhill Road (Virginia Route 251) north of Rosefarm Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William Henry Ruffner (approx. 1.2 miles away); Original African American Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Fame of Stonewall Jackson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Manly Memorial Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Historic Lexington Train Station (approx. 1.9 miles away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 2
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miles away); Rev. Lylburn Downing (approx. 2 miles away); Margaret J. Preston (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
Also see . . .  Thorn Hill. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 13, 2021.) 
 
Thorn Hill Estate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 4, 2013
2. Thorn Hill Estate Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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