Lady Astor Birthplace

Lady Astor Birthplace (HM18WY)

Location: Danville, VA 24541
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 34.804', W 79° 24.189'

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In this house Nancy Witcher Langhorne was born 19 May 1879. As Lady Astor she became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, serving from 1919 to 1945. Through the Langhorne family, her roots in Virginia run deep into the Seventeenth Century.
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HM NumberHM18WY
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Year Placed1991
Placed ByHenry Corbin Chapter · Virginia Society · National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 6:54am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 642864 N 4049476
Decimal Degrees36.58006667, -79.40315000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 34.804', W 79° 24.189'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 34' 48.24" N, 79° 24' 11.34" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-123 Broad St, Danville VA 24541, US
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