Elmwood and Elmwood Cemetery

Name/Title

Elmwood and Elmwood Cemetery

Entry/Object ID

IMG3699

Description

4 views of Elmwood and Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown. Land claimed in 1732 by Edward Lucas II and built in 1797 by his son, Edward Lucas III: IMG3699-1: Elmwood house IMG3699-2: Lucas burial ground at Elmwood IMG3699-3: Fence and boundary stone at Elmwood engraved with 1782 date of land grant from Lord Fairfax to Edward Lucas IMG3699-4: [There are two identical copies of photograph.] Boundary stone at Elmwood and plaque that reads: "Erected by Daniel B. Lucas in May 1906 to preserve and commemorate the boundary stone erected by the pioneer Edward Lucas in 1732"

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, W. Va., 25414

Place

* Untyped Place

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Notes

Date: 1972 December