Historical Marker

Swan Pond Manor

WV 45 and CR 45/2, east of Martinsburg ยท Berkeley

West Virginia marker

Inscription

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.

Location

AddressWV 45 and CR 45/2, east of Martinsburg
CountyBerkeley
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.489630, -78.063860

Sources

More markers in Berkeley

Martinsburg

Martinsburg, WV

Founded, 1778, by Gen. Adam Stephen.

Hedgesville

Hedgesville, WV

Site of stockade fort built during the early Indian wars.

West Virginia (Berkeley County)/Maryland

Charlottesville, WV

"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.

Fort Neally

During the French and Indian War, Fort Neally was captured and its garrison massacred, Sept. 17, 1756.

Boydville

Martinsburg, WV

Built, 1812, by Elisha Boyd, general in the War of 1812, on land bought from Gen. Adam Stephen.