Swan Pond Manor - Shepherdstown, WV
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 39° 27.092 W 077° 53.008
18S E 251889 N 4370853
A large retreat of Thomas Lord Fairfax built in 1738.
Waymark Code: WMF2M5
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2012
Views: 7
Marker text:
1.5 miles north is Swan Pond Manor, a 2,000 acre retreat set aside in 1745 for use of Thomas Lord Fairfax, once the proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia who established an estate at Greenway Court, Frederick County in 1738. So named because wild swans inhabited site. Conveyed in 1775 to John Lewis and in 1801 to Dr. Edward O. Williams who built present manor house circa 1810.
Marker Number: EG-43
Marker Title: Swan Pond Manor
Marker Location: Along WV45
County or Independent City: Berkeley County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1981
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