Buffalo Lick Plantation
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Virginia Historical Highway Marker "Buffalo Lick Plantation" K-148.
Waymark Code: WMAERA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2011
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Patented in 1742 by John Bolling, Jr., the 2,735-acre Buffalo Lick Plantation tract along the James River includes three notable historic sites. One mile southeast stand the ruins of Mount Athos, the home of William J. Lewis, an officer in the American Revolution and member of Congress (1817-1819). The house burned in 1876. The Southside Railroad constructed the Six Mile Bridge here six miles east of Lynchburg in 1854. Confederate Fort Riverview was built nearby during the Civil War to guard this strategic structure. Southern Maj. Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax ordered the bridge destroyed near the end of the war; it was rebuilt soon after.
Marker Number: K-148
Marker Title: Buffalo Lick Plantation
Marker Location: Riverview Road
County or Independent City: Amherst County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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