Trading and Burial Grounds
During the Civil War, two mills stood on the Rush River in this vicinity on the property of John Jett, who resided at Ellerslie half a mile south of here. They included the Avon Mill before you and the Jett Mill (no longer standing), located half a mile downstream. According to local tradition, this mill became a neutral trading site for Union and Confederate soldiers, who periodically declared "soldier' truces" and met between the lines to trade for coffee, tobacco, newspapers, and other items. At that time, the road on which this huge mill stands was part of the Warrenton and Rappahannock Turnpike, the major east-west route.HM Number | HMLBR |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 7:48pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 747726 N 4288847 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.71358333, -78.15085000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 42.815', W 78° 9.051' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 42' 48.90" N, 78° 9' 3.06" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 540 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 14-32 Co Rd 683, Washington VA 22747, US |
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