Stratford Hall Plantation
The Stratford Hall is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee , the commander of the Confederate Army . The main Georgian house on it, Stratford Hall, made of brick, stands on the banks of the Potomac near Montross in Westmoreland County , Virginia , USA .
In 1717 Thomas Lee bought the land on which the huge Stratford Hall plantation was to be built. He had built a jetty and grist mill at Stratford Landing on the Potomac and, with the help of slaves, grew tobacco and other crops on thousands of acres. Thomas Lee and his wife Hannah had six sons and two daughters. Two of the sons, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee , were signatories of the United States' Declaration of Independence, making them the only brothers to jointly sign the document. The eldest son, Philip Ludwell Lee, was the fourth child, Robert Edward, the last Lee to be born in Stratford and to reach adulthood.
The Stratford Hall Plantation has been a National Historic Landmark since October 1960 and is one of 121 such historic sites in Virginia. In October 1966, Stratford Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places . It is now owned by the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association , which offers tours and operates a visitor center and gift shop.
Web links
- Stratford Hall website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Virginia. National Park Service , accessed March 8, 2020.
- ^ Stratford Hall on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 8, 2020.
Coordinates: 38 ° 9 ′ 6 " N , 76 ° 50 ′ 23" W.