VA-W214 Scotchtown

Marker text: SCOTCHTOWN

A mile north is Scotchtown, Patrick Henry's Home, 1771-1777. Dolly Madison, President James Madison's wife, lived here in her girlhood. Lafayette was here in May, 1781, retreating northward before Cornwallis. Cornwallis passed here in June, 1781, moving westward.

Conservation & Development Commission 1928

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Location: VA Rt. 54 (westbound) at Rt. 617, Hanover County, Virginia

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