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By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012
The Stonewall Jackson House Marker
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1 Virginia, Lexington — The Stonewall Jackson House
This typical Federal-style town house, with a later stone addition, was the home of Thomas Jonathan Jackson and his wife, Mary Anna. They lived here with five of their six slaves before the Civil War. After her husband’s death in 1863, Mrs. . . . Map (db m15638) HM
2 Virginia, Lexington — Jackson's Garden
This backyard kitchen garden provided the household with a variety of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Major Jackson reported in an 1860 letter that the garden included, “lima beans, snap beans, carrots, parsnips, salsify, onions, cabbage, turnips, . . . Map (db m15640) HM
3 Virginia, Lexington — Rockaway
A rockaway is a low, four wheeled pleasure carriage with a standing top, open at the sides. It is named for the town of Rockaway, New Jersey, where they were originally made. Jackson probably bought his rockaway in 1859, possibly from the local . . . Map (db m15641) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 18, 2024