Heater House - Middletown VA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 01.130 W 078° 17.634
17S E 734282 N 4322351
Heater House is on the grounds of the Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Probably built around 1800, this clapboard-covered log house was once the center of a prosperous 600 acre farm owned by Solomon and Caroline Wunder Heater.
Waymark Code: WM132RT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2020
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Heater House is on the grounds of the Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Probably built around 1800, this clapboard-covered log house was once the center of a prosperous 600 acre farm owned by Solomon and Caroline Wunder Heater. Although two of her sons died in Confederate service, Mrs. Heater, a native of Pennsylvania, was a Unionist and frequently provided shelter and supplies to the federals. Her loyalty was ultimately repaid by a 1901 federal grant for some wartime damages.
Donated to the People of the United State by Candice and John Richards of Pennsylvania.
LOCATION: Marker is near Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker is on Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south. Located at a pull-off overlooking the Heater House.
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