VA-SA5 Elk Hill


Marker text: ELK HILL

Two miles south is Elk Hill, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Lord Cornwallis made his headquarters there, June 7-15, 1781; this was the western limit of his invasion. On June 15 he turned eastward, leaving the place pillaged and carrying off slaves.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1931

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