Landsdowne

Landsdowne (HMHY7)

Location: Urbanna, VA 23175 Middlesex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 38.178', W 76° 34.602'

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In 1763 Ralph Wormeley III of Rosegill sold this house to James Mills, a Scottish merchant. In 1791 Arthur Lee bought it and 1,000 adjacent acres to be his home in retirement. Lee named this estate Landsdowne in honor of his friend, William Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne and Marquess of Landsdowne, a British statesman who supported the American cause before and during the Revolution. Fitzmaurice became Prime Minister in 1782 and negotiated the Treaty of Peace recognizing the independence of the United States.
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HM NumberHMHY7
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Year Placed1982
Placed ByThe Society of the Lees of Virginia
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 12:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 360884 N 4166632
Decimal Degrees37.63630000, -76.57670000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 38.178', W 76° 34.602'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 38' 10.68" N, 76° 34' 36.12" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-144 State Rte 602, Urbanna VA 23175, US
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