Montross is the county seat for Westmoreland County
Stratford is in Westmoreland County
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Near Great House Road, 0.9 miles east of Stratford Hall Road (Virginia Route 214), on the left when traveling east.
Although American Indians have undoubtedly hunted and lived in this area for thousands of years, one period of occupation has been archaeologically verified. Findings of a team from the University of Mary Washington indicate that Indians lived . . . — — Map (db m176500) HM
On Stratford Hall Road just west of Great House Road, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of Burell Eskridge and his son Vernon Eskridge who gave this parcel of ground to the Shiloh Baptist Church in 1881 and 1894 respectively; and his great grandson Norman Bryant in 1957. May the memory of these gentlemen and of their good . . . — — Map (db m22350) HM
The Clifts Plantation cemetery was located on the opposite side of the current road. Because of long distances to the nearest church in the 17th and early 18th centuries, plantation burial grounds were common in the Chesapeake region. . . . — — Map (db m34568) HM
Between 1976 and 1978, archaeological excavations on this spot revealed the remains of the "Clifts," a busy tobacco plantation. When first occupied in 1670, this land belonged to Thomas Pope, an English merchant and Westmoreland County planter, and . . . — — Map (db m34569) HM
When the head gates at the pond are opened, water runs under the dam into the wooden flume. Since the mill is started and stopped at frequent intervals, the flood gate at the side of the flume is left open to keep from overloading the flume when the . . . — — Map (db m34469) HM
Near Great House Road, 0.3 miles north of Stratford Hall Road.
University of Mary Washington-Stratford Hall Field School of archaeological excavations reveal a mid-eighteenth-century farm complex purposely demolished by the 1780s. At least two earthfast buildings (one with basement addition) and possibly other . . . — — Map (db m34446) HM
Near Great House Road, 0.7 miles north of Stratford Hall Road.
This monument was erected by the Board of Directors of Stratford Hall in 1953. The reference to "those negroes who served Stratford so faithfully" reflects the attitude of the time shown by upper and middle class whites to former slaves and their . . . — — Map (db m176502) HM
On Stratford Hall Road (VA Highway 214), on the left when traveling east.
Stratford Hall
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (db m34444) HM
In 1744 the Lancaster Commission, headed by Thomas Lee and William Beverley, set forth from Stratford Landing to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to treat with the Chiefs of the Iroquois. Lee’s knowledge of the Indians and his arbitration skills contributed . . . — — Map (db m34467) HM
Near Gate House Road, 1 mile north of Stratford Hall Road.
The narrow strip of beach between the cliffs was Stratford’s main gateway to the outside world. By 1743, Thomas Lee had built a wharf at “Lee’s Landing.” Over the next two decades the Lees owned or held interest in several large vessels . . . — — Map (db m34466) HM
Near Stratford Hall Road (State Highway 214), on the left when traveling east.
Approximately 17 million years ago, during the Miocene Epoch, these 150-foot-high cliffs along the Potomac River formed the ancient seashore. Rich Miocene fossil deposits, which exist in the 1 1/2 -mile-long series of Horsehead, Stratford and Nomini . . . — — Map (db m34585) HM
When Thomas Lee Purchased this one-acre mill site in 1743, nothing remained but the “old mill dam.” By 1745, he had built a mill which operated-off and on-until the Lees sold Stratford in the 1820s. The names of Stratford’s millers . . . — — Map (db m34468) HM
On Stratford Hall Road (VA Highway 214), on the left when traveling east.
President of his majesty's council and Commander in Chief of the colony and dominion of Virginia 1749 - 1750
A leader in the movement which resulted in the treaty of Lancaster 1744 by which Virginia was united with Maryland and Pennsylvania in . . . — — Map (db m34442) HM
