Locust Hill

Name/Title

Locust Hill

Entry/Object ID

IMG1717

Description

Locust Hill. West Virginia Highway Historical marker. Placed by the Jefferson County Historical Society in 1974. Text: Half mile southwest is the mansion built by John B. and Lucy Washington Packette in 1840. Center of conflict between Generals Early and Sheridan in 1864. It still shows marks of their musket firing and cannonading. NOTE: One (1) 4" X 5" B&W photograph plus negative

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

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Notes

Location of Negative: stored with photograph