VA-D22 Barboursville

Marker text: BARBOURSVILLE

A short distance south are the ruins of Barboursville, built, 1814-1822, by James Barbour partly after plans made by Jefferson. It was burned, December 25, 1884. James Barbour, buried here, was Governor of Virginia, 1812-1815, United States Senator, Secretary of War, Minister to England.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1929

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Location: US 33 (eastbound) at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia

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